Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world, killing 1.5 million each year. Around 10 million people develop TB disease annually and 4,000 die of TB every day. TB is also one of the major contributors to the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) both on the rise. MDR-TB and XDR-TB are a particular concern to Europe as approximately 20% of all new TB c

...to develop the next generation of safe, affordable and effective TB vaccines TBVI and EVI are building on a strong TB vaccine R&D community World Tuberculosis (TB) Day intends to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end this global epidemic. March 24th marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch reported his discovery of the TB causing bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, paving the way toward