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24 March: World TB Day
Tuberculosis is the leading infectious disease killer. 2 billion people (1/3 of the world’s population) are infected with latent TB. There are 10 million new cases every year, including 1 million children. World Vision has implemented world-class TB programs in Somalia, Senegal, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, and elsewhere with funding from USAID, Australian AID, Global Affairs Canada, TB Reach and the Global Fund. Our programmes use community-based and health system strengthening methods, including social mobilisation, health education and BCC, active TB case-finding interventions, referrals for diagnosis and treatment, community systems strengthening, community DOTS and local- and national-level advocacy efforts.
Learn more about World Vision TB Programming.
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World Vision's TB Programmes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has one of the highest prevalence rates of TB in the world. World Vision is working in "hotspots" like Port Morsby and Daru. Within the STOP TB Project, World Vision operates to bring diagnosis, treatment and case management closer to patients. Successful treatment requires daily medication these interventions are growing the number of patients who complete their treatment.
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World Vision's TB Programmes Somaliland
World Vision’s ten-year partnership with the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis & Malaria, and its collaboration with the World Health Organization, the Ministries of Health and other local and international partners means significant impact: more than 113,000 patients have been treated for TB in Somalia, despite a fragile and chronic context of civil war, severe drought, floods, famine and mass population.
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Technical Guideline For Tuberculosis and TB-HIV Program Implementation
As a child-focused organisation, World Vision recognises the threat of TB to the well-being of children and their families and its negative impact in reversing successes gained through development programmes. This guidance documents highlights our best knowledge of how World Vision Programmes can contribute to end TB. Download Now. |
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World Vision's Global Health, Nutrition and HIV Community of Practice has over 4000 members inside and outside of World Vision that believe in "Healthy Children For A Healthy World!" We share our successes and our failures, new resources and expertise. Visit our webpages on wvcentral to ask a question in the chat box, read new resources and connect with Health staff from across the Partnership! Click HERE now!
 Have questions? Meet Sarah Crass - your Health CoP Manager! Sarah_Crass@wvi.org
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