Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis

    Overview

    Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious airborne disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which infects one-fourth of the world’s population. With timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment, further spread of the disease can be prevented. 

    WHO response

    WHO/Europe supports the implementation of the End TB Strategy and works with key international and national partners to support Member States in the WHO European Region to eliminate TB.

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    Initiatives
    Campaigns
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    Technical work

    10–15 people

    If left untreated,

    each person with active TB infects, on average, this number of people every year.

    Our work

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    Implementing effective tuberculosis service delivery systems

    Improving tuberculosis prevention in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

    Protecting human rights, ethics and equity for tuberculosis patients

    Monitoring tuberculosis in the WHO European Region

    Multimedia

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    21 September 2023

    Tuberculosis: ensuring continuity of care for Ukrainian refugees in Poland
    24 March 2023

    Together, we can end TB by 2035
    14 September 2022

    TB-survivor D’s story
    20 September 2021

    "My name is..."

    Publications

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    Rapid assessment of the country tuberculosis emergency response and preparedness in mitigating the impact of cross-border migration on the tuberculosis epidemic in Czechia
    17 April 2024

    Rapid assessment of the country tuberculosis emergency response and preparedness...

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    Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2024 – 2022 data
    21 March 2024

    Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2024 – 2022 data

    This report provides an overview of the latest tuberculosis (‎TB)‎ epidemiological situation and is published jointly by the WHO Regional Office...

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    Tuberculosis action plan for the WHO European Region, 2023–2030
    25 October 2023

    Tuberculosis action plan for the WHO European Region, 2023–2030

    Tuberculosis (‎TB)‎ and particularly drug-resistant TB continue to represent major public health threats in the WHO European Region. This document...

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    Photo stories

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    29 March 2020

    Fighting TB amidst the fighting in Syria
    19 February 2020

    Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan first stops for new WHO Regional Director for Europe
    27 March 2019

    Improving TB patient care in the Russian Federation with video-observed treatment