Monday, 9 November 2026

 MEDIA ADVISORY 
 

Virtual Press Conference on the launch of the 2026 Global Tuberculosis Report

When: Thursday, 12 November at 14:00 CET/13:00 GMT

Subject: The World Health Organization is releasing the 2026 edition of its Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report on 12 November 2026.

The report features data on disease trends and the response to the epidemic from 187 countries and areas with more than 99% of the world’s population and TB burden. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, progress at global, regional and country levels, alongside financing for the TB response and the key factors driving the epidemic.  

Speakers:

• Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director, Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis and STIs, WHO
• Dr Katherine Floyd, Unit Head, Monitoring, evaluation and strategic information, Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis and STIs, WHO
• Nandita Venkatesan, Drug-resistant TB survivor and advocate

Join by Zoom:

• Link: https://who.zoom.us/j/96067547694

  Password: WHO&12tb

Join by phone:

• International numbers available: https://who.zoom.us/u/adDTv3WhGf
• Webinar ID: 960 6754 7694
• Password: 84209856

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