Tag: DR-TB

MSF warns governments are failing to test, treat and prevent TB in children

November 14, 2023

Governments must immediately implement the latest WHO guidelines to stop children from dying from this deadly yet curable disease Geneva, 14 November 2023 - Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)  welcomed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ‘Roadmap towards ending TB in...

MSF responds to WHO’s annual global TB report: implores governments to use recent TB wins to beat back deadly infectious disease

November 7, 2023

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2023 Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report released today shows that the estimated global incidence of TB in 2022 remains unacceptably high, including for the more difficult to treat form of this disease, drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). With...