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World Tuberculosis Day 2021

The World Health Organization’s campaign website for World TB Day includes an advocacy and communication toolkit, campaign materials, and other TB-related links to help spread the theme "The Clock is Ticking."

World TB Day 2021

The Stop TB Partnership has developed materials for World TB Day. Please check the site frequently, as the webpage may be updated throughout the month.

World TB Day 2021

The website provides resources and information to assist with World TB Day 2021 planning efforts. The 2021 US World TB Day theme is "The Clock is Ticking."

Tips for Treating Latent TB Infection in Children

This fact sheet includes information on treating latent TB infection in children, including the treatment regimens, administration tips, and monitoring recommendations.

Communicating about Public Health in Times of Crisis: Strategies for TB Programs and Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This webinar focuses on risk communication around TB during the COVID-19 pandemic. The learning objectives for this webinar are:
• Recognize the emotional and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health workers and TB patients
• Apply risk communication principles to develop messages on TB and COVID-19 for front-line health workers, patients, and contacts
• Use tailored approaches for communicating with health workers, TB patients, contacts so appropriate TB care can be provided

Tuberculosis Nurse Case Management: Pandemic Woes

In this 60-minute webinar, a case presentation highlights challenges a nurse case manager navigated during the treatment of a patient with TB disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How to Be Informed on Class Bs

In this 90-minute webinar, speakers provide an overview of follow-up and evaluation activities for persons arriving to the United States with a Class B notification for a TB condition.

Latent TB Infection

This 2-page document provides information on latent TB infection, what a positive TB skin or blood test means, latent TB infection treatment, and various myths and fears about latent TB infection.

Infección latente de la TB [Latent TB Infection]

This 2-page document provides information on latent TB infection, what a positive TB skin or blood test means, latent TB infection treatment, and various myths and fears about latent TB infection.