The WHO Department for HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HTH) will be hosting a webinar on 7 May 2026 to showcase WHO resources that are available to support the generation, storage, analysis and use of data for national TB strategic planning and prioritization.
These include:
- a TB digital platform that consolidates national data and provides analytical dashboards;
- a WHO Academy e-course on the interpretation and use of routine health facility data; and
- practical tools that can help identify solutions to address critical data gaps and plan for their implementation.
The webinar will feature presentations, live demonstrations, sharing of country experience and a panel discussion on data-driven strategic planning, followed by Q&A.
The webinar will be presented in English with French, Spanish and Russian interpretation.
Date and time
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Session 1: 09:00–10:30 (CEST) | |
Session 2: 14:00–15:30 (CEST) |
Background
Data-driven strategic planning relies on the systematic collection, interpretation and use of available data to inform programme priorities and decision-making. Routine surveillance systems, periodic surveys and other sources of data provide a wealth of information that can be used by national disease programmes to understand epidemiological patterns, assess programme performance, identify gaps and allocate limited resources to prioritized interventions.
To support countries to strengthen the generation, storage, analysis and use of data for strategic planning, a package of resources has been developed by HTH.
The TB digital platform is a consolidated global repository of national data with analytical dashboards, designed to support national strategic planning for TB. Hosted within the WHO World Health Data Hub, the platform presents key indicators from a variety of sources, together with associated metadata to promote accessibility, reference and use.
The e-course Harnessing the power of routine health facility data: Tuberculosis was developed to help strengthen programme capacity to interpret routine data and use findings for programme planning, at national and subnational levels. It is available through the WHO Academy platform.
The Compendium of data and evidence-related tools for use in tuberculosis planning and programming, second edition provides a concise overview of key tools that can be used to address data and evidence gaps for TB planning and programming at national and subnational levels, highlighting their effective application through case studies. It was developed in collaboration with the CDC Foundation.
The Compendium is accompanied by a Framework for prioritizing TB data and evidence-related tools. This is a digital resource to help national programmes identify the most appropriate tools to address data gaps and guide the prioritization and planning of their implementation according to feasibility,relevance and timelines.
Key speakers
- Charalampos (Babis) Sismanidis, Team Lead, Surveillance and Programmatic Use of Data, Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis and STIs, WHO, Switzerland;
- Marek Lalli, Technical Officer, Surveillance and Programmatic Use of Data, Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis and STIs, WHO, Switzerland;
- Eveline Klinkenberg, Consultant, Program and Innovation Office, CDC Foundation, United States of America;
- Rachel Fiorillo, Project Manager, Program and Innovation Office, CDC Foundation, United States of America;
- Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Deputy Director and M&E Manager, National Tuberculosis Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria;
- Farai Mavhunga, Unit Head, People-centered services, key populations & comorbidities, Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis and STIs, WHO, Switzerland;
- Nnamdi Nwaneri, TB Disease Advisor, Technical Advice and Partnership Department, The Global Fund, Switzerland;
- Josh Herbeck, Senior Program Officer for Modeling and Data Analytics, TB & HIV Delivery, The Gates Foundation, United States of America; and
- Guy Stallworthy, TB Financing and Sustainability, Global Health Division, The Gates Foundation, United States of America.