• 28/01/2020

    SOS Stool method brings Xpert TB diagnosis closer to children

    Using stool samples to diagnose TB in children with Xpert is now recommended by the WHO. KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is…

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  • 28/01/2020

    The story of Issayas

    On the outskirts of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, toddler Issayas lives with his father and mother in a small weathered…

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  • 22/01/2020

    ASCENT announcement: Request for proposal

    The ASCENT project announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Provision of hosting services for the ASCENT Digital Adherence Platform.

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  • 13/01/2020

    ASCENT procurement announcement: Requests for quotation

    The ASCENT project has two requests for quotation (RFQ’s): 1. For printing of cardstock medication sleeves. 2. To facilitate incoming…

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  • 13/01/2020

    Resistant forms of TB: more patient-friendly treatment

    People suffering from resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) can now be cured by more patient-friendly treatments. The World Health Organization…

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  • 12/01/2020

    TB Stigma Reduction Symposium

    INVITATION: Stigma and discrimination are recognized as some of the most commonly identified barriers to fight the Tuberculosis (TB) epidemic.

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  • 12/01/2020

    The story of Abdurahim

    Four-year-old Abdurahim from Kyrgyzstan is so small he looks half that age. He had spinal and intra-thoracic lymph node tuberculosis…

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  • 12/12/2019

    Start of a new era in fight against drug resistant TB

    WHO released a rapid communication on the treatment of drug resistant (DR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB). This…

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  • 20/11/2019

    7th European Advanced Course in Clinical Tuberculosis

    The 7th European Advanced Course in Clinical Tuberculosis (TB) offered an informative and interactive program with national and international speakers…

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  • 31/10/2019

    3HP regimen soon to be accessible in Malawi

    KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Malawi welcomes the substantial reduction in the price of the anti-tuberculosis drug rifapentine, announced today at the…

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  • 31/10/2019

    Important price reduction improves access to TB prevention

    KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation welcomes the announcement of a substantial reduction in the price of an anti-tuberculosis medicine through the support…

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  • 25/09/2019

    Innovative TB treatment support project kicks off in the Philippines

    ASCENT aims to assist patients succeed in treatment using digital adherence technology. On World Lung Day, the innovative TB treatment…

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  • 01/09/2019

    Antacid helps tuberculosis bacteria to survive

    In 2017, some 10 million people suffered from tuberculosis and 1.6 million died of the disease. One reason why infection…

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  • Current recommended treatment regimen for highly drug-resistant TB (left) versus the BPaL regimen (right).

    14/08/2019

    FDA approval of BPaL regimen an important breakthrough in TB control

    The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today approved pretomanid for the treatment of highly drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB)…

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  • 23/07/2019

    ASCENT: Empowering patients through digital technology

    GENEVA/THE HAGUE, The next three and a half years, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation will lead the innovative ASCENT project, which stands…

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Tuberculosis is still one of the major causes of preventable death in the world and claims over 4000 lives a day, leading to over 1,5 million deaths a year.

Patient stories

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The story of Issayas
The story of Zarina
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KNCV’s Key Technical Assistance Intervention Pathways

Improved scientific methods and models to end TB

Stronger health systems, data driven planning

Zero TB related stigma

Optimized digital health solutions along the patient pathway

TB vaccine access strategies

New Diagnostics and Laboratory Network Design

New drugs & treatment regimens

Diagnosis & treatment of LTBI

People-Centred Framework for TB Programming: Development of Optimized National Strategic Plans

Childhood TB – KNCV Benchmarking Tool for TB in Children and Adolescents

Current Projects

ASCENT
ASTTIE
ETBE Project
Evaluation of SeroSelectTB
GeneXpert MTB/RIF Test
iDEFEAT TB Project
IMPAACT4C19
IMPAACT4TB
LIFT-TB 
No More Pandemics
PANGenS
People-Centered Framework for TB Programming (PCF)
Triage Test for All Oral DR TB Regimen (TriAD)
SMART4TB
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Completed Projects

Challenge TB
Development of a comprehensive Digital Training Package
E-detect
Improved TB/HIV Prevention & Care – Building Models for the Future Project
PAVIA
PODTEC
TB REACH Ethiopia
TB REACH Nigeria
TB REACH Philippines
TB REACH Tanzania
TREATS

KNCV Webinar: Impact of COVID-19: Hear the perspective of TB/MDR-TB patients and front line health care workers
KNCV Webinar: Contact Investigation for COVID-19: Lessons from TB Control Programs
KNCV Webinar ‘Infection prevention and control for COVID-19

KNCV’s Technical Assistance package

Annual Reports

KNCV’s SOS Stoolbox

KNCV Benchmarking Tool for TB in Children and Adolescents

KNCV’s Self-assessment checklist and planning tool – KNCV – Tuberculosefonds

KNCV’s People Centered Framework (Handbook, Dashboard, Toolkit)

KNCV’s Success Stories from IMPAACT4TB – 4 countries

KNCV’s Success Stories from IMPAACT4TB – Malawi

TB Stigma Measurement Guidance

From the Inside Out – Dealing with TB-related Self-stigma and Shame

Allies Approach – The KNCV Stigma Reduction Toolbox

KNCV 2-pager TB Photovoices

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