Tuberculosis

Smart Regions

Diagnosing tuberculosis in four hours instead of three weeks

In partnership with the European Commission

In Lithuania, the number of people suffering from tuberculosis is among the highest in the European Union. Kaunas’ hospital has been modernised thanks to European funding and is aiming to curb the disease thanks in part to a new genetic test that can diagnose the disease in just four hours.

10/11/2025

Health news

Europe is falling short on fight against HIV, TB and STIs, says ECDC

Many European countries are off track to meet official goals on HIV, TB, hepatitis, and STIs, a new report shows.

23/04/2025

Healthcare

Why is the world’s deadliest infectious disease on the rise in the UK?

Tuberculosis (TB) cases rose 13 per cent in England last year, with increases among both immigrants and people born in the UK.

20/04/2025

Health news

Tuberculosis cases have risen among kids in Europe and Central Asia

The report comes amid cuts to global aid, which health officials say could lead to a resurgence of TB.

24/03/2025

Health news

Global aid cuts are ‘crippling’ efforts to curb tuberculosis, WHO says

Nine countries are struggling to access TB drugs, which could impact people’s treatment.

20/03/2025

Health news

Giving poor people cash reduced tuberculosis risks in Brazil - study

Researchers said the findings underscore the close link between poverty and tuberculosis, which sickens more than 10 million people per year.

03/01/2025

Health news

TB is once again the world’s deadliest infectious disease

Tuberculosis killed an estimated 1.25 million people worldwide in 2023.

29/10/2024

Health news

US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that usually attack the lungs, and is spread through the air when an infectious person coughs or sneezes.

29/03/2024

Health news

Levofloxacin could be a cheap solution to drug-resistant tuberculosis

Levofloxacin demonstrates efficacy in curbing drug-resistant tuberculosis, offering a cost-effective solution with potential global implications.

16/11/2023

USA

UN approves ambitious five-year plan to fight tuberculosis

World leaders at the United Nations have approved an ambitious plan to combat tuberculosis over the next five years.

23/09/2023

Poland

WHO works with Ukraine and Poland to deal with increase in TB cases

The World Health Organisation is working closely with authorities in Ukraine and Poland to prevent TB from adding to the challenges faced by refugees.

22/09/2023

India

Tuberculosis death rate in India has increased because of the COVID pandemic

Around half a million people died from Tuberculosis in India in 2020. That's a third of the global toll. It's the first time the death rates from TB rose in more than a decade. It follows the two-year COVID-19 pandemic when people in India were too worried about getting tested according to a doctor

27/03/2022

Health news

Tuberculosis deaths increase for first time in 10 years due to COVID

Tuberculosis deaths are rising for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID pandemic, the WHO has warned.

15/10/2021

World News

Millions at risk of tuberculosis amid COVID-19 lockdowns, warns study

As the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic more cases of tuberculosis are going undetected and untreated, according to new research.

07/05/2020

World News

Has the key to a coronavirus vaccine been around since 1922?

Countries that apply mandatory tuberculosis vaccination policies have been found to have fewer COVID-19 deaths, a new study has found.

06/04/2020

World

World leaders gather in France for Global Fund initiative

A conference in France, which kicked off on Wednesday, aims to raise funds to combat deadly diseases and condemn them to the history books.

09/10/2019