{"id":11556,"date":"2026-03-23T14:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/?p=11556"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:21:18","slug":"world-tuberculosis-day-rights-path-to-ending-tb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/world-tuberculosis-day-rights-path-to-ending-tb\/","title":{"rendered":"World Tuberculosis Day RIGHT&#8217;s Path to Ending TB"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11556\" class=\"elementor elementor-11556\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47d19c0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47d19c0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78b56fb2\" data-id=\"78b56fb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5f772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db5f772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11559\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1-667x374.png 667w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1-650x364.png 650w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1-550x308.png 550w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1-460x258.png 460w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1-450x252.png 450w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/a-1-350x196.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb15f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb15f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest infectious diseases in human history and remains a major global health threat. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 10.7 million people developed TB in 2024, and approximately 1.23 million died from the disease. Despite advances in medicine that have made TB both preventable and treatable, it remains the world&#8217;s leading infectious killer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23312e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e23312e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11560\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1-667x427.png 667w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1-650x416.png 650w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1-550x352.png 550w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1-460x294.png 460w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1-450x288.png 450w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-1-350x224.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52aae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a52aae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The burden of TB is concentrated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with fragile health systems. More than 80% of all TB cases occur in settings where access to diagnostic tools and treatment remains limited, making timely diagnosis and successful treatment difficult. When the critical window for treatment is missed, transmission can accelerate rapidly, leading to wider outbreaks and increased mortality.<\/p><p>TB is also a global concern because it is no longer confined to a small number of countries. OECD countries continue to report approximately 100,000 to 150,000 TB cases each year, and due to airborne nature, the disease has the potential to spread globally.<\/p><p>In addition, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which does not respond to standard treatment, has become increasingly widespread. According to the WHO, 390,000 people developed MDR-TB in 2024. However access to care remains even more limited, with only 42% of those affected receiving treatment. This is highlight the need to recognized TB not merely as a public health issue affecting certain regions or countries, but as a global health security challenge that requiring coordinated international action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0ffdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f0ffdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11561\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2-667x360.png 667w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2-650x351.png 650w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2-550x297.png 550w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2-460x248.png 460w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2-450x243.png 450w, https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/en-2-350x189.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22b8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c22b8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In response to these challenges, the RIGHT Foundation has developed a comprehensive support portfolio spanning the full continuum of TB response\u2014from prevention and diagnosis to treatment\u2014and continues its efforts to end TB. RIGHT has consistently supported projects that address urgent unmet needs in global health, including R&amp;D for digital systems designed for use in low-resource settings, as well as initiatives focused on MDR-TB.<\/p><p>Outlined below are the TB projects supported by RIGHT.<\/p><p><strong>Vaccine<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/mpg-loaded-tb-map-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mpg Loaded TB Map Vaccine<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Therapeutics<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/safety-assessment-of-ttca-antitubercular-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety Assessment of TTCA Antitubercular Agents<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Diagnostics<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/poct-for-multidrug-resistant-tb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POCT for Multidrug-Resistant TB<\/a><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/automated-poct-for-pyrazinamide-drug-susceptibility-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POCT for Pyrazinamide (PZA) Susceptibility Testing<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Digital Health<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/quantifying-the-added-value-of-lunit-software-in-advancing-tb-elimination-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantifying the Added Value of Lunit Software in Advancing TB Elimination Efforts<\/a><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/understanding-the-end-user-perspectives-of-implementing-tb-cad-in-high-tb-burden-settings-and-improving-fitness-for-use-in-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding the End-user Perspectives of Implementing TB-CAD in High TB Burden Settings and Improving Fitness-for-Use in Children<\/a><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/ai-driven-platform-for-anti-tubercular-drug-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI-driven Platform for Anti-Tubercular Drug Discovery<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c6a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00c6a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, many other organizations are working toward ending TB. To hightlight global efforts, two leading institutions are introduced below.<\/p><p>First, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itrc.kr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Tuberculosis Research Center (ITRC)<\/a>, which participated as a collaborating research institution in one of RIGHT&#8217;s supported projects, conduct a wide range of studies aimed at eliminating TB. Through its website, ITRC provides access to the latest domestic and international research, including clinical studies, pathology, and vaccine development.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoptb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Stop TB Partnership<\/a> is one of the most influential global platforms in the fight against TB, bringing together the WHO, national governments, and private-sector partners to advance collective action toward ending TB. In 2026, it is leading a global campaign for World TB Day under the theme,: \u201cYes! We can End TB! Led by countries. Powered by people.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5e904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be5e904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u203bSources<\/p><p><strong>&lt;Global tuberculosis report 2025 &#8211; WHO&gt;<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/docs\/default-source\/global-tuberculosis-report-2025\/global-tb-report-2025_factsheet.pdf?sfvrsn=cd5722e6_5\">https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/docs\/default-source\/global-tuberculosis-report-2025\/global-tb-report-2025_factsheet.pdf?sfvrsn=cd5722e6_5<\/a><\/p><p><strong>&lt;RIGHT Foundation and Bioneer: WHO Prequalification for Drug-Resistant TB Diagnostic Kit for LMIC Supply Expected Next Year&gt;<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sedaily.com\/article\/13862683\">https:\/\/www.sedaily.com\/article\/13862683<\/a><\/p><p><strong>&lt;Bioneer\u2019s TB Diagnostic Solution Draws Attention at the 2024 Union World Conference on Lung Health&gt;<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hankyung.com\/article\/202411190050P\">https:\/\/www.hankyung.com\/article\/202411190050P<\/a><\/p><p><strong>&lt;Leading Development of a Patch-Type TB Vaccine Designed for Efficacy, Safety, and Affordability&gt;<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakup.com\/news\/index.html?mode=view&amp;pmode=&amp;cat=&amp;cat2=&amp;nid=250657\">https:\/\/www.yakup.com\/news\/index.html?mode=view&amp;pmode=&amp;cat=&amp;cat2=&amp;nid=250657<\/a><\/p><p><strong>&lt;STOP TB Partnership -WORLD TB DAY 2026&gt;<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoptb.org\/what-we-do\/advocate-endtb\/world-tb-day\/world-tb-day-2026\">https:\/\/www.stoptb.org\/what-we-do\/advocate-endtb\/world-tb-day\/world-tb-day-2026<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20bba5f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20bba5f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a0e91f1\" data-id=\"7a0e91f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fdcbac5\" data-id=\"3fdcbac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d58706f elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d58706f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/newsletter\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">News List<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest infectious diseases in human history and remains a major global health threat. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 10.7 million people developed TB in 2024, and approximately 1.23 million died from the disease. 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