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“Yes! We Can End TB!” — WHO Calls for Accelerated Implementation of the Multisectoral Accountability Framework for the TB Response

“Yes! We Can End TB!” — WHO Calls for Accelerated Implementation of the Multisectoral Accountability Framework for the TB Response

On 24 March 1882, Dr Robert Koch announced to the Berlin…
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Uganda intensifies the fight against TB and leprosy

Uganda intensifies the fight against TB and leprosy

With an estimated 96,000 new cases of Tuberculosis (TB) reported…
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Omusati region learners showcase educational posters on Tuberculosis awareness

Namibia Unites to End Tuberculosis: A Call to Action on World TB Day 2025

On 28 March 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO), together with…
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Strengthening laboratory capacity revolutionizes TB treatment in Congo

Strengthening laboratory capacity revolutionizes TB treatment in Congo

Brazzaville – Salomon*, in his 30s, arrives for his consultation…
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World Tuberculosis Day 2025: Uniting to End TB in Uganda

World Tuberculosis Day 2025: Uniting to End TB in Uganda

As Uganda commemorates World Tuberculosis Day, we pause to reflect on…
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United Against Tuberculosis: Ghana’s Private and Public Health Sectors Join Forces

For weeks, Mansah, a resident of a suburb of Kumasi, Ghana’s second-…
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WHO calls for renewed commitment to end tuberculosis

On World Tuberculosis Day, March 24, the World Health Organization (…
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World TB Commemoration

World TB Day Commemoration: Zambia calls for collective action to end TB

On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Zambia joined the global community in…
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Advancing tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics to reach more people in the African region

Advancing tuberculosis diagnostics to reach more people in the African region

Brazzaville – Significant progress has been made in TB diagnostics in…
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Le Togo enregistre des progrès dans la lutte contre la tuberculose

Togo makes progress in the fight against tuberculosis

Lomé – In January 2024, Yao*, a 67-year-old farmer living in…
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