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The article reports on a framework presented by the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 3, 2014, together with the European Respiratory Society (ERS). The framework aims to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in countries with low levels of the disease and to then achieve full elimination of TB by 2050, defined as less than one case per million people per year. Moreover, the framework outlines an initial pre-elimination phase and highlights the effectiveness of eight key interventions.