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Abstract
The Sustainable Development Goals have prioritised ending the epidemic of tuberculosis by 2030. We are therefore at a critical juncture in implementing efforts to control and eliminate tuberculosis. Current efforts have averted 56 million deaths since 2000. 1 WHOGlobal tuberculosis report 2017. World Health Organization, Geneva2017 Google Scholar We also have better diagnostic tools and the promise of a few new, potent agents in the pipeline. 2 Frick M Gaudino A Harrington M et al. Pipeline report: HIV, TB, and HCV; drugs, diagnostics, vaccines, preventive technologies, research toward a cure, and immune-based and gene therapies in development. Treatment Action Group, New York2017 Google Scholar Yet tuberculosis remains the leading source of infectious disease deaths globally, responsible for 1·7 million deaths in 2016. 1 WHOGlobal tuberculosis report 2017. World Health Organization, Geneva2017 Google Scholar The UN's High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, due to take place in New York, USA, later in 2018, represents a unique opportunity to secure a commitment from heads of state and governments for a coordinated global response to end the epidemic. The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis aims to identify decisive global and country-specific actions necessary to ensure the success of that response. These recommendations will address the following priorities.
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