• 12/05/2021

    Directory of TB vaccine clinical trial sites

    There are approximately 14 vaccine candidates for tuberculosis (TB). Over the upcoming 10 years these need to be tested in…

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  • 07/05/2021

    KNCV Nigeria won Cepheids Make it Happen Award

    KNCV Nigeria won the Cepheid Make it Happen Award for their Wellness on Wheels (WoW) project. This price…

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  • 24/03/2021

    Easy and child-friendly tuberculosis diagnosis in rural Ethiopia

    Mesay Gebre and her family of five live in Umiya, a mostly rural region in Ethiopia. They depend completely on…

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  • 18/03/2021

    Join us at the SOS Stoolbox Symposium!

    On 25 March 2021, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation will hold a virtual symposium to celebrate the launch of the SOS Stoolbox.

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  • 16/03/2021

    KNCV Executive Director Mustapha Gidado: “Positive COVID test made me anxious”

    COVID19 is affecting us all, personally and professionally. Doctors, epidemiologists and infectious disease experts have also become infected and fallen…

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  • 08/03/2021

    TB diagnosed in time in Ethiopian family

    Selamawit, a mother of two, lives with her husband in Mole Kebele, Ethiopia. Her youngest daughter, who is now…

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  • 08/03/2021

    Iddirs in Ethiopia help diagnose tuberculosis in children

    In Ethiopia, female self-help associations, called “Iddirs”, help diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in children. These women receive training in which they…

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  • 01/02/2021

    Tell the Netherlands to invest in healthcare worldwide

    It’s become clear to everyone now; diseases know no borders. COVID-19 has shaken the whole world up about the importance…

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  • 22/01/2021

    Tajikistan’s tuberculosis patients receive groundbreaking new treatment

    Tajikistan is the first country in Central Asia to provide people with tuberculosis (TB)  access to  the groundbreaking new BPaL…

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  • 21/01/2021

    TB expert Max Meis: “My career is characterized by pandemics”

    After 11 years at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Dutch TB expert Max Meis (66) is closing the virtual office door behind…

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  • 13/01/2021

    How digital technologies can empower patients to succeed in TB treatment

    The run-in phase of the ASCENT project has started, enrolling TB patients on digital adherence technologies in the Philippines…

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  • 15/12/2020

    Fear of TB infection can lead to stigma

    The recent research ‘Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and stigma related to latent tuberculosis infection: a qualitative study among Eritreans in the…

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  • 23/11/2020

    New treatment offers hope for XDR-TB patient Hanna

    Hanna from Ukraine is one of the first TB patients in the world to be treated with a new, groundbreaking…

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  • 23/11/2020

    Ukraine TB patients first to receive groundbreaking new drug regimen

    Ukraine is the first country in the world to provide tuberculosis (TB) patients with the groundbreaking new BPaL treatment in…

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  • 12/11/2020

    Smart medication container included in GDF product catalog

    Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility (GDF) and the Unitaid-funded Adherence Support Coalition to End TB (ASCENT project) announce the…

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KNCV has been fighting TB since its establishment in 1903. Over the past 120 years, the organization has acquired indispensable knowledge and experience in the field of effective TB prevention and care, resulting in pre-elimination in the Netherlands and significant contributions to global evidence generation, policy development and TB program implementation worldwide.

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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

The story of Abdurahim
The story of Fikeraddis
The story of Issayas
The story of Zarina
The story of Maxine
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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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