WHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research

Since 2018, the McGill International TB Centre has been a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in tuberculosis research. As such, we are designated by the Director-General as part of an international collaborative network to carry out activities in support of WHO programmes. This is an essential and cost-effective mechanism by which resources are harnessed to enhance research, training, and scientific validity on a global basis.

Our missions are:

• In collaboration with WHO, to gather and analyze evidence to inform health policy and technical guidance documents on prevention and care of tuberculosis.
• As agreed with WHO, train TB programme staff, experts, and relevant stakeholders in Member States on tuberculosis research methods to strengthen research capacity in countries with moderate and high TB incidence.

Our WHO Collaborating Centre activities to date:

• Technical assistance in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) in the promotion and implementation of the WHO Global Action Framework for TB research.
• Guideline development in treatment and prevention of TB.
• Policy development.

• Courses:

  • Economic evaluations as part of implementation research.
  • Economic research methods.
  • TB research methods.
  • Qualitative research in TB.
  • Advanced TB diagnostics research.