Community Partnerships – ASCENT DR-TB

Strengthening local leadership and multisectoral action to end TB in Kyivska oblast, Ukraine

4 weeks ago

Community Partnerships, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Multisectoral Collaboration, PATH, Ukraine

Tuberculosis (TB) is not only a challenge for healthcare facilities, but also a social issue that requires joint efforts from authorities, healthcare providers, and communities. It remains one of the…

Empowering people affected by TB through Patient Support Groups in Ethiopia

1 month ago

African Region, Community Partnerships, Ethiopia, KNCV Ethiopia, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

South Ethiopia Region – June 2025 – In a significant move to combat the rising threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), KNCV Ethiopia, in partnership with the South Ethiopia Regional Health…

Fostering Multisectoral collaboration and community engagement in DR-TB care in Ukraine

2 months ago

Community Partnerships, PATH, Ukraine

Unitaid-funded ASCENT DR-TB project in Ukraine launched a series of multisectoral meetings planned at the level of administrative districts of Kyivska oblast (region), Ukraine, in collaboration with the National TB…

Regional Workshop to accelerate the uptake of the latest WHO guidelines on DR-TB management in South East Asia and Western Pacific regions.

4 months ago

Advocacy, Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, South East Asia Region, Training

Every year around half a million people develop Rifampicin Resistant/Multidrug Resistant tuberculosis (RR/MDR-TB). Today, RR/MDR-TB is a massive public health and societal burden. According to the latest World Health Organization…

Treatment Action Group – TAG Community Resources 2025

5 months ago

Advocacy, ASCENT, Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Tratment Action Group (TAG)

On Monday 31 of March, 2025, the ASCENT DR-TB Consortium Partner Treatment Action Group (TAG) launched the update of community materials on drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) and a brand new activists’…

Improving treatment literacy and strengthening community partnerships

6 months ago

Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Tratment Action Group (TAG)

According to the WHO Global TB Report 2023, 825,000 people were treated for rifampicin resistant/multidrug resistant tuberculosis (RR/MDR-TB) between 2018 and 2022, a figure that only represented 55% of the target set…