Breaking the barriers: Migrants and tuberculosis

A clear advocacy and political commitment are urgently required. The current migration trends represent a threat from a human and a healthcare perspective. New homogeneous and target-oriented policies and strategies are needed to improve the health of the migrant and of the autochthonous populations.In this issueEditorialWorld Tuberculosis Day 2017: strengthening the fight against tuberculosis.I. Solovic (Slovakia) et al.Breaking the barriers: Migrants and tuberculosis.G. Sotgiu (Italy) et al.Tuberculosis elimination and the challenge of latent tuberculosis.A. Matteelli (Italy) et al., ItalyThe cursed duet today: Tuberculosis and HIV-coinfection.S. Tiberi (UK) et al.The challenge of the new tuberculosis drugs.S. Tiberi (UK) et al.Agents of change: The role of healthcare workers in the prevention of nosocomial and occupational tuberculosis.R. R. Nathavitharana (USA) et al.