World Health Organization announcement

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued, for the first time, recommendations on new near-point-of-care (NPOC) molecular tests for the diagnosis of TB; easy-to-collect tongue swab samples to simplify and expand access to testing; and a cost-saving sputum pooling strategy to increase testing efficiency for TB and rifampicin-resistant TB.

Read the full announcement here.Access the new recommendations here.SEE ALSO:For more TB updates, check out the TB CAB Weekly Newsletter (Issue #7, 3 March 2026).
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Source : World Health Organization