Tuberculosis among foreign-born populations in the Western Pacific Region: emerging trends and analysis from 2008 to 2023
Significant disparities remain in the foreign-born TB burden across the WPR. Strengthening surveillance, improving data comparability, and enhancing cross-border collaboration through migrant-sensitive approaches may help address existing gaps and support progress towards the End TB targets.
Authors
- Huong Thi Giang Tran
- Rajendra Prasad Hubraj Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-1313)
- Kyung Hyun Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-3057)
- Francisca Wong
- Fukushi Morishita
Institutions
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (PH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00866-7
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00