Jan 28, 2021 · The End TB Strategy defines milestones (for 2020 and 2025) and targets (for 2030 and 2035) for reductions in TB cases and deaths. The targets for 2030 are a 90% reduction in the number of TB deaths and an 80% reduction in the TB incidence rate (new cases per 100 000 population per year) compared with levels in 2015.

Tuberculosis (‎TB)‎ is among the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Yet TB can be prevented, and it can be cured. Thanks to the combined efforts of agencies and governments in diagnosis and treatment, TB incidence and mortality in the WHO European Region have shown the fastest decline in the world.

The WHO Global Programme on Tuberculosis & Lung Health works towards the goal of a world free of TB, with zero deaths, disease and suffering due to the disease. The team’s mission is to lead and guide the global effort to end the TB epidemic through universal access to people-centred prevention and care, multisectoral action and innovation.

While the strengthening of national TB programs under the framework of universal health coverage is quintessential for accelerating the progress towards End TB targets, the SDG framework provides an excellent opportunity for acting …

On 22 September 2023, at the second United Nations (UN) high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB), world leaders adopted a historic declaration with commitments to ambitious and comprehensive time-bound targets and actions.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 sets the target of ending the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2030 [1]. The End TB Strategy [2], developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), outlines the sub-targets used to measure progress towards the SDG.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include ending the TB epidemic by 2030 under Goal 3. Goal 3.3: By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water …

Expanding the scope and reach of interventions for TB care and prevention, with a focus on high-impact, integrated and patient-centered approaches; Eliciting full benefits of health and development policies and systems, through engaging a much wider set of collaborators across government, communities and the private sector;

SDG target 3.3: by 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and other communicable diseases.

The Global End TB Strategy aims to end the global TB epidemic. This means reducing the TB burden in the whole world to levels achieved in high-income countries. The End TB Strategy builds on and significantly expands the scope of eforts in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3.3.