Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, released on 12 November 2025. Despite measurable progress in diagnosis, treatment and innovation, persistent challenges in funding and equitable access to care threaten to reverse hard-won gains in the global fight against TB.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine, together with the World Health Organization, has developed a bilingual glossary of gender equality, human rights, and health equity terms — a convenient reference tool for everyone working or communicating on these topics.

The 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025), held in Kigali, Rwanda, was characterized by a profound paradox. On one side, the scientific community unveiled groundbreaking tools—especially long-acting prevention and treatment options—with the potential to drastically change the trajectory of the HIV epidemic. On the other side, these advances were overshadowed by the deepest financial and political crisis in decades, threatening to wipe out years of progress.