World TB Day 2016

The APPG on Global TB has organised two public events to mark World TB Day 2016, which will take place on Wednesday 23 March in the Macmillan Room of Portcullis House.n n10.30am to 11.30am: Tackling TB at home: ending the leading infectious killern nSpeeches, panel...

APPG leads parliamentary debate on Global Fund replenishment

On 12 January 2016, Nick Herbert MP, Co-Chair of the APPG on Global TB, led a Backbench Debate on replenishment of the Global Fund in the House of Commons. n nThe debate was well-attended with interest across political parties, with the APPG briefing seven of the 11...

New figures show TB is world’s biggest infectious killer

London – The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme today (Wednesday 28 October) releases its annual Global TB Report detailing the extent of the global TB epidemic. n nThe headline figures reveal that progress against HIV has...

The fight against TB in Brazil

This week marked another significant step forward in the fight against TB in Brazil as Global TB Caucus co-chairman, the Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP, visited the Brazilian Congress in Brasilia. n nInvited by Congressman Antonio Brito, one of the founding members of the...