Meeting Report: Report of the Global Consultation on the Programmatic Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

The Global TB Programme of WHO in collaboration with the Republic of Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and International Tuberculosis Research Center organized a global consultation on the management of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) that was held during April 27–28, 2016, in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

The objective of the meeting was to present and discuss challenges to, opportunities for, and best practices on the programmatic management of LTBI, and to consider recommendations to facilitate its implementation in both high-burden and low-burden countries.