Tereza Kasaeva
Tereza Kasaeva is a prominent public health expert and the head of the World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Programme. She has been a vocal advocate for the global fight against tuberculosis, emphasizing the need for sustained funding and support to combat this infectious disease, which remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Recently, she warned that the freeze on U.S. aid to tuberculosis programs could jeopardize millions of lives, highlighting the critical role that international assistance plays in controlling the epidemic and protecting vulnerable populations.
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Dr Tereza Kasaeva, director of the WHO’s sexually transmitted infections department, emphasized the importance of new treatments for gonorrhoea.
New antibiotics hailed as ‘turning point’ in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea | Global health
United Kingdom· 2025-12-16
Tereza Kasaeva is the Director of the HIV and STI department at the WHO.
IST : la gonorrhée de plus en plus résistante aux antibiotiques | Gabonreview.com
Gabon· 2025-11-21Tereza Kasaeva is the director of the Global Tuberculosis Program at the World Health Organization (WHO) and has warned that tuberculosis represents an 'urgent crisis'.
L'OMS alerta que la tuberculosis representa una "crisi urgent"
Andorra· 2025-04-02Dr Tereza Kasaeva is the Director of WHO’s Global Programme on TB and Lung Health who called for swift action to sustain global TB progress.
Funding cuts threatening TB gains, WHO laments
Nigeria· 2025-03-24
Tereza Kasaeva, Director of WHO Global Programme on TB and Lung Health, highlighted the risks of funding cuts to TB services.
Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis – WHONigeria· 2025-03-06
Tereza Kasaeva leads the WHO's global tuberculosis control program.
OMS: Îngheţarea ajutorului american pune în pericol milioane de vieţi. Bolnavii de tuberculoză, în pericol
Romania· 2025-03-06