WHO Press Conference
Press Conference Announcement
The Global TB Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) will announce new recommendations on the use of a rapid diagnostic test capable of detecting more severe forms of MDR-TB like extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB), and a shorter, cheaper treatment that will improve outcomes in MDR-TB patients. TB is a top infectious disease killer alongside HIV/AIDS, it kills an estimated 1.5 million people each year. MDR-TB is a public health crisis, nearly half a million people develop MDR-TB every year.
. Dr Mario Raviglione, Director, Global TB Programme, WHO . Dr Karin Weyer, Coordinator, Laboratories, Diagnostics and Drug Resistance Unit, Global TB Programme, WHO
