Kitty van Weezenbeek appointed as WHO Director Surveillance, Prevention and Control of AMR

Thursday 20 February

As of 1 May 2020, the current director of KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Kitty van Weezenbeek, will be appointed Director Surveillance, Prevention and Control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the World […]

PDPs show the value of purpose driven R&D

Thursday 20 February

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation looks back at a stimulating dialogue and sharing of good practices during the Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) event ‘Healthcare, Gender and Inclusive R&D: How can we do […]

Exhibition TB Photovoices: We conquer TB and TB stigma

Friday 14 February

KNCV presents the TB Photovoices exhibition ‘We conquer TB and TB stigma’. This exhibition can be seen in the Atrium in The Hague (Netherlands) untill the 24th of February and […]

SOS Stool method brings Xpert TB diagnosis closer to children

Tuesday 28 January

Using stool samples to diagnose TB in children with Xpert is now recommended by the WHO. KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is thrilled with this recommendation. “Our hard work payed off. We […]

The story of Issayas

Tuesday 28 January

On the outskirts of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, toddler Issayas lives with his father and mother in a small weathered house with a corrugated iron roof. “Abi”, as he is […]

ASCENT announcement: Request for proposal

Wednesday 22 January

The ASCENT project announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Provision of hosting services for the ASCENT Digital Adherence Platform. Submitted questions and answers about this RFP can be found […]

ASCENT procurement announcement: Requests for quotation

Monday 13 January

The ASCENT project has two requests for quotation (RFQ’s): 1. For printing of cardstock medication sleeves. 2. To facilitate incoming and outgoing interactions with adherence platform. Submitted questions and answers […]

Resistant forms of TB: more patient-friendly treatment

Monday 13 January

People suffering from resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) can now be cured by more patient-friendly treatments. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of these new treatments under certain […]

TB Stigma Reduction Symposium

Sunday 12 January

INVITATION: Stigma and discrimination are recognized as some of the most commonly identified barriers to fight the Tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. During the TB Stigma Reduction Symposium: “You have to know […]

The story of Abdurahim

Sunday 12 January

Four-year-old Abdurahim from Kyrgyzstan is so small he looks half that age. He had spinal and intra-thoracic lymph node tuberculosis (TB), a very rare and dangerous form of the disease […]

Start of a new era in fight against drug resistant TB

Thursday 12 December

WHO released a rapid communication on the treatment of drug resistant (DR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB). This puts an ‘end to tears’, for painful daily injections in […]

7th European Advanced Course in Clinical Tuberculosis

Wednesday 20 November

The 7th European Advanced Course in Clinical Tuberculosis (TB) offered an informative and interactive program with national and international speakers with a comprehensive experience in the field of clinical tuberculosis […]