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The Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment Summit is a pivotal moment for global health. Today’s Summit is about safeguarding progress and reinforcing resilience in an interconnected world.🌐

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Photo credit: The Global Fund/Thabang Radebe

YouTube video by International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease WCLH 2025 - Day 3 Highlights

👉We must strive to continue "Sharing knowledge, sharing expertise and sharing experiences" and co-create strategies and innovations that meet the people where they are.👈
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Ending TB requires change in societal power dynamics worldwide!

A symposium on the Power of People-Centered TB Care hosted by Center for Tuberculosis of UCSF and @stoptb.bsky.social

📅 Date: 19 November 2025
🕕 Time: 6–8 PM CET
📍 Location: Bella Sky Conference & Event Center – Copenhagen
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On November 18, 2025, KNCV will host the workshop "Implementing effective active #TB drug safety monitoring and management (aDSM) on the introduction and scale up of novel shorter regimen" during the #UnionConf2025.

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Don't miss out! Register now!
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Despite 5 years of SARS-CoV-2 research, as well as decades of research on #TB, large gaps remain in understanding the transmission of airborne pathogens. Read our recent publication here:

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Over the last couple of months, #Ethiopia has taken forward the journey to ending #TB in children and adolescents. A series of activities have been conducted together with the MoH Ethiopia, KNCV Ethiopia, KNCV TB Plus and other local entities in Ethiopia.

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Join the KNCV Alumni Network, a platform to stay connected🤝, celebrate our shared legacy🥳, and continue learning together📚 to end #tuberculosis (TB) and other health challenges!

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We’re excited to announce a workshop on "Implementing effective TB #aDSM on the introduction and scale up of novel shorter regimen", an essential session for those working in TB pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and #PublicHealth.

Register here: conf2025.theunion.org/post-graduat...

🌏As part of the KNCV ACTS Project, our colleague and Tech. Director, Agnes Gebhard recently visited #Indonesia during the NTP review and engaged with local teams to support country-led #TB response initiatives.

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💡KNCV IS SHARING KNOWLEDGE, GAINING INSIGHTS ON DIGITAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS!

Our team on Digital Health Solutions recently attended a conference to gain insights on health technologies that can support our approaches to ending #tuberculosis!

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Supporting countries in strengthening comprehensive #diagnostic and #care approaches is key to ensuring that no one is left behind in reaching quality diagnostic services and TB care.

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Results Report 2025 The 2025 Results Report captures a pivotal moment in the Global Fund partnership’s fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. After decades of progress, global health is in crisis. Declining in...

70 MILLION LIVES SAVED SINCE 2002🔥
This huge number represents the lives saved through the collaborative efforts that The Global Fund partnership have devoted over the last 23 years on its mission to end #AIDS, #tuberculosis (TB) and #malaria as public health threats.🚨

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💓 The #CFCS is the heartbeat of TB-affected communities.

It funds community-led TB programs in 𝟏𝟑𝟖+ 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, giving people power to lead change & transform lives.

⚠️ This lifeline is under threat.

Stakeholders validate interim policy on stool-based LC-NAAT for pediatric TB diagnosis – ASCENT DR-TB

🤝Strengthening TB care for children in the Philippines!
Interest-holders in the Philippines came together in a recent forum to finalize a policy that will make pediatric #tuberculosis (TB) testing more timely, accurate, and child-friendly.🧒

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3HP dispersible child-friendly formulation in Ethiopia, promising results🔥
Pediatric Demonstration Study (PDS) in #Ethiopia
🔥15 health facilities engaged
🔥205 children enrolled in #TB preventive treatment (TPT), of which 163 on the new dispersible #3HP.👏

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Global Health Security Fighting deadly infectious diseases is in all our interests

War and conflict magnify the impact of global health threats like #TB💔
🤝With support from The Global Fund, the TB response in Ukraine has been not only maintained but strengthened during #war.

Learn more here: impact.theglobalfund.org/en/global-he...

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SOS stool-based testing for #TB is:

✅Child-friendly & non-invasive: no need for sputum
✅Helpful for adults too, useful for very sick patients and people living with #HIV who struggle to produce sputum
✅Cost-saving: stool collection can be done at primary care, cutting down referrals and delays

Meet Aida: the first digital treatment companion for people with TB
Aida is a virtual assistant that supports people undergoing #TB treatment via WhatsApp. #Aida offers information, reassurance, and answers to questions 24/7, in the user’s preferred language.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TBSky

We all take it for granted to lend a hand, sharing food, giving money, caring for someone, or acting out of our values. But proposed asylum laws in the Netherlands could soon make such acts of humanity a criminal offense.💔
Read more below:
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🔬 KNCV's Scientific contributions to Global Health in 2025

Over 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications, advancing the global evidence base on #tuberculosis (TB) prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care.

Find them here: www.kncvtbplus.com/kncv-publica...

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Strengthening TB care for children and adolescents in Tanzania💫

Read our latest article here
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We are excited to share that the new @who.int Consolidated Guidelines - National TB Prevalence Surveys is out now!🎉

👏Our KNCV colleagues, Petra de Haas and Edine Tiemersma, contributed to the development of this valuable resource for #TB care and prevention.

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Cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis infection screening and treatment among high-tuberculosis risk immigrants and asylum seekers in The Netherlands: A cohort modelling study We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of TB infection (TBI) screening and TB preventive treatment (TPT) for immigrants, asylum seekers, and settled migr…

📢Early action saves lives and costs📢

📝 A newly published cost-effectiveness study from the #Netherlands shows that using #IGRA based TBI screening, instead of standard chest X-ray (CXR) screening can significantly improve outcomes for migrant populations at high-risk of #TB disease.🤗
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Working hand-in-hand with our partners strengthens the KNCV Network, fuels innovation, and helps us build successes from each other's learning.
A strong #KNCVNetwork is driven by the work we do locally and the impact that resonates globally. 🌍✨

Together we can #EndTB!
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Enhancing Community-Based DR-TB Care in South Ethiopia
By equipping community health extension workers with skills to deliver person-centred care at local health posts, we’re bringing essential #TB services closer to communities, reducing #stigma and improving access.
Read the full article here🔗

Home - pcf4tb The People-Centred Framework for TB programming was developed by Gates Foundation, KIT, WHO, Linksbridge, TB MAC, and by KNCV with input from 10 early adopter countries.

👉Last week we wrapped up a consultative workshop with the People-Centred Framework for TB Programming (PCF4TB) and focused on identifying and designing major activities and sub-activities tailored to strengthen the #TB response at the subnational level in Lagos, Nigeria.💫
Learn about PCF here👇

ASCENT DR-TB PROJECT LAUNCHED IN THE PHILIPPINES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH – ASCENT DR-TB

📢Official launch of the ASCENT DR-TB Project in the Philippines!

The Philippines is one of the five countries that account for 56% of the total estimated #tuberculosis (TB) incidence worldwide.🚨

Read the full note here: ascentdrtb.org/ascent-dr-tb...

From June 17–19, KNCV Nigeria proudly hosted colleagues from KNCV Kyrgyzstan, KNCV Tajikistan, KNCV Ethiopia, KNCV Tanzania, and KNCV Global.🌐🤝Together we took major steps toward strengthening our network’s governance and collaboration.

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👉At KNCV TB Plus, we believe knowledge has the power to transform lives.✨ That's why we're driven to discover, innovate, generate and share knowledge that move us closer to a world free of #TB and related diseases.
📈Learn more about it here: www.kncvtbplus.com/kncv-knowled... 🔗
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