Key points interpretation of 2018 WHO global TB report

2018 is the third year for the global to enter the era of sustainable development goals in 2030 with End TB Strategy.It is also the key year to achieve the first milestone goal in 2020.Since 1997, WHO has issued the global TB report each year.The 2018 global TB report is further analyzed and interpreted with the purpose to make the global, regional and national epidemic situation of TB, the measures taken to deal with the epidemic more clear and share the latest data of TB control progress. Key words: World Health Organization; Diagnosis; Guidebooks; Tuberculosis; Treatment; Prevention