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If the current situation continues, the majority of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the next generation could be suffering from drug resistant forms of the disease. The latest WHO/European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report, “Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2019 (2017 data)”, shows that the European Region is struggling to make sufficient progress to finally end TB.

News

• Drug resistant strains could become the dominant form of TB in Europe: it’s time to end TB 22-03-2019
• Marking World Down Syndrome Day in Azerbaijan with an inspiring story 21-03-2019
• Ensuring safe drinking-water – highlighting water safety plans in Tajikistan on World Water Day 21-03-2019
• WHO Europe/ECDC joint press release: Every hour 30 people are diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in the European Region. It’s time to make TB a disease of the past 19-03-2019
• 8 ways WHO supports health in Syria 15-03-2019

Events

• 6th Prison Health Conference 26–27 March, Helsinki, Finland
• Sixth high-level meeting of the small countries – “Equity and sustainable development: keeping people at the centre” San Marino, 31 March–2 April 2019
• World Health Day 2019 7 April 2019
• WHO European High-level Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases: Time to deliver – meeting NCD targets to achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Europe 9–10 April 2019, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
• European Immunization Week 2019 – celebrating everyday heroes who make immunization possible 24–30 April 2019