RePORT International Resources

This website provides access to the latest WHO recommendations on all aspects of tuberculosis prevention and care. The user can search, filter and cross-tabulate the recommendations through built-in functions. For each individual recommendation one can also access key background information, such as the evidence summaries and the Guideline Development Group decisions underpinning it.

This call to action accompanies the consensus statement on the optimal and early inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in tuberculosis research and specifies the actions that need to be taken to ensure full implementation of the agreed approaches in the statement. The target audience includes product developers and industry, study sponsors, funding agencies, researchers and research networks, regulatory authorities, institutional review boards (IRBs) and ethics committees, national TB and maternal and child health programmes, civil society organizations and affected communities, and health care providers.

In 2024, the WHO Global Programme on Tuberculosis & Lung Health led a consensus building process to advance the earlier and optimal inclusion of pregnant women in TB research. The process is aligned with broader global developments to transform clinical trial practices, including addressing the needs of underrepresented populations. This consensus statement summarizes the consensus process, which included five thematic working groups (covering preclinical TB research, TB therapeutics research, TB vaccine research, maternal TB surveillance systems and advocacy), evidence reviews to address gaps in data and knowledge and a consensus meeting in February 2025. The approaches to earlier and optimal inclusion arising from the consensus process include crosscutting actions as well as approaches specific to each working group theme.

The WHO TB Patient Cost Survey resources include a standardized household questionnaire (2025 version) for collecting data on the economic impact of TB, along with companion STATA datasets and code to support data entry, management, and analysis. These tools are designed to promote consistent methodology and facilitate cross-country comparisons in TB research and program evaluation.

The WHO TB Patient Cost Survey resources include a standardized household questionnaire (2025 version) for collecting data on the economic impact of TB, along with companion STATA datasets and code to support data entry, management, and analysis. These tools are designed to promote consistent methodology and facilitate cross-country comparisons in TB research and program evaluation.

The new WHO TPPs for TB screening tests were developed after an extensive consultation of a large cross section of constituencies. They provide manufacturers and other stakeholders in research and development with the latest product- and technology-agnostic guidance that encompass all possible approaches used for TB screening.