Geneva, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Program is pleased to announce the update and release of ScreenTB (screentb.org) - a web-based tool designed to assist countries in prioritizing risk groups for screening, as well as in developing screening and prevention approaches tailored to country contexts.
WHO Launches ScreenTB Web Tool to Prioritize TB Action
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WHO announces the release of ScreenTB - a web-based tool to help countries prioritize action for TB screening and prevention
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WHO is releasing new guidance on engagement of communities and civil society to end tuberculosis (TB) which aims to strengthen collaboration and leverage capacities of communities and civil society in line with the End TB Strategy. The guidance emphasizes the complementarity of health systems and community systems and the key roles that people affected by TB should play in planning, decision-making, implementation, and monitoring of the TB response.To mark the launch of this guidance, WHO is organizing a webinar on 13 October 2023 from 12:30-14:00H CET. The webinar will be opened by WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Key speakers include senior WHO leadership, representatives of the WHO Civil Society Task Force on TB and of communities affected by TB, ministries of health, national TB programmes and key partners.“This guidance is very timely and follows close behind new commitments made by Heads of State at the UN High Level Meeting on the fight against TB l