Single TB and HIV Concept Note Albania 2016-2018 27 April 2015
5 May 2021
This Information Note is intended to assist national TB programmes and health personnel worldwide to maintain essential tuberculosis (TB) services during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the... recovery phase. It is important that recent progress made in TB prevention and care is not reversed by COVID-19. The WHO Global TB Programme, along with WHO regional and country offices, developed this note in response to questions received from Member States and other partners since the start of the pandemic. The note includes references to other published WHO information products relevant to TB practitioners. WHO continues to monitor the situation closely for any changes that may influence this note and will issue updates should any factors change.
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KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation - Your partner in the fight against TB
Accessed November 2017
Mapping Report - Ireland.
Mapping Report - Portugal
Mapping Report - Catalonia (Spain).
Health and Human Rights Journal
December 2016 / Volume 18 / Number 2 / Papers, 171-182
Human Rights, Minimum Standards and Monitoring at the European and International Levels
The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 7(3):289-292
Tuberculosis (TB) is the deadliest infectious disease in most low- and middle-income countries, claiming more than 4,000 lives each day. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted people with pre-existing health conditions. People wi...th TB are usually more vulnerable to other infections, including the novel coronavirus, due to pre-existing lung damage. They are also at higher risk of developing complications from COVID-19.
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Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme