WHO announces updates to its forthcoming guidelines on TB preventive treatment
Switzerland: The World Health Organization (WHO), in its Rapid Communication, has announced updates to its forthcoming guidelines on tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT).
This will help national tuberculosis (TB) programmes, public and private healthcare providers, funders and other stakeholders to prepare for the changes, which will be introduced when the updated guidelines and accompanying operational handbook on TPT are released later this year, the WHO stated in its rapid communication.
According to the WHO, effective TPT in people at the highest risk of progression safely reduces the likelihood of developing TB disease. This includes individuals exposed to multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB).
The updated guidance, to be released later this year, will avail of the latest evidence and best available practices on TPT regimens for individuals of all ages in contact with TB patients and dosing schedules.
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