MPs visit Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

nOn 16 November, a group of MPs visited the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to find out more about the work of Liverpool researchers in the fight against TB, both in the UK and abroad.n nThe APPG’s co-chair, the Rt Hon Nick Herbert CBE MP, was joined the...

APPG meets with Hon Dr Chris Kalila MP from Zambia

nOn 30 October, members of the APPG on Global TB met with Hon Dr Christopher Kalila MP, a visiting parliamentarian from Zambia. n nDr Kalila spent two days in Westminster meeting with UK counterparts to discuss the recent UN High-Level Meeting on TB and how countries...

G20 Health Ministers re-commit to fight against TB

nOn 4 October 2018, Health Ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies met in Mar del Plata, Argentina, to reaffirm their commitment to global health and sustainable development. Their final political declaration once again includes specific references to the...

First UN High-Level Meeting on TB sees UK invest in TB R&D

nOn 26 September 2018, world leaders convened at the United Nations General Assembly for the first UN High-Level Meeting on TB. The meeting saw UN member states, including the United Kingdom, commit to drastically accelerating the global response to TB with the aim of...