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Tuberculosis
(Photo: Ivan Chernichckin)
Tuberculosis in the European Region
WHO estimates that tuberculosis (TB), a contagious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, infects one third of the world’s population. In the European Region alone, TB causes 49 new cases and kills 7 people every hour. TB continues to pose a serious threat to individuals and public health.
This does not have to be so. Timely prevention, diagnosis and treatment can control the spread of infection and treat and cure existing cases. WHO/Europe works with many partners to:
- improve the monitoring and surveillance of TB and support the implementation of the Stop TB Strategy in the WHO European Region;
- provide policy guidance and technical assistance to countries for effective TB control;
- develop guidelines and protocols on TB diagnosis, treatment, prevention and care for programme managers, policy-makers, nongovernmental organizations, technical and financial partners and health personnel.
More information
Publications
News
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WHO issues interim guidance on new drug bedaquiline to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
13-06-2013
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Changes to TB policy in Belarus
12-06-2013
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WHO assists Ukraine conduct the first nation-wide anti-TB drug resistance survey
05-06-2013
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TB and M/XDR-TB programme at the WHO Regional Office welcomes participants to the Wolfheze Workshops 2013
27-05-2013
