Global Access Program - Tuberculosis

To address this crisis, all Member States of World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations (UN) endorsed the End TB Strategy and adopted the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) which aim to "end the global TB epidemic" . The End TB Strategy targets a reduction in TB deaths, reduction in TB incidences, and affected families to have zero catastrophic costs related to TB. It is a bold and complex strategy to combat tuberculosis globally. A UN High Level Meeting further strengthened country commitment and political will in this fight against tuberculosis. This is just the beginning.

No single action will resolve this global health problem on its own. Diagnostics are part of the solution. Enabling polyvalency with testing scalability while supporting universal DST initiatives will benefit patients and help national programs meet their targets. Roche is committed to a holistic diagnostic approach in working towards the 2030 End TB Strategy.

The Global Access Program supports the End TB Strategy by expanding access to diagnostics in high-burden countries. Through important partnerships, ensuring all humans have access to high quality diagnostics is a core commitment of Roche. Reliable and accurate diagnosis reduces risk of further transmission, delays in treatment, and additional burdens on the healthcare system. Sustainable diagnostics that supports global health initiatives is a social responsibility and a core belief of Roche and its diagnostic division. We aim to directly support the extensive field work performed by so many dedicated people and agencies.