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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dadu, Andrei
• Yedilbayev, Askar
• Migliori, Giovanni Battista
• Ahmedov, Sevim
• Falzon, Dennis
• den Boon, Saskia
• Kanchar, Avinash
• Matteelli, Alberto

Titel

PASS to End TB in Europe: Accelerated efforts on prevention and systematic screening to end tuberculosis in the WHO European Region by 2030

Ist Teil von

• International journal of infectious diseases, 2024-04, Vol.141, p.106980-106980, Article 106980

Ort / Verlag

Canada: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •The WHO European Region is a hotspot for MDR/RR-TB.•New ambitious global targets for 2023-2027 have been launched by the UNHTLM.•Systematic screening is key to approach TB elimination.•The PASS initiative was launched to enhance screening and TPT.•Eighteen high-burden countries will benefit from this new technical assistance approach. Outline the objectives, methods, and initial stages of the Prevention and Systematic Screening (PASS) initiative, a complimentary element of the innovative new approach of technical assistance mechanisms of WHO and its partners to countries aligned to the Regional TB Action Plan to End TB in the European Region by 2030. To provide an objective and critical overview of the existing landscape on TB epidemic in the WHO European Region (the European Region) and ii) identify the strategic significance of proactive measures aimed at approaching TB pre-elimination in the Region. Interventions primarily include systematic screening for TB disease and treatment for TB infection (TBI). PASS to End TB is an exemplary initiative of how technical and funding partners are joining hands to support national health programmes to work towards global commitments to curb major public health challenges like TB.