Despite being an entirely preventable and curable disease, tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death from an infectious disease globally. TB rates in the UK are on the rise, reversing decades of progress and threatening the UK’s status as a World Health...
On Tuesday 25th March, the newly reconstituted All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Tuberculosis, which Results UK provides the Secretariat for , hosted a high-profile World TB Day reception in Parliament. The event brought together parliamentarians, global...
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis was successfully reconstituted on Monday 24th March, following an AGM to elect officers. The officers of the newly reconstituted APPG are: CHAIR AND REGISTERED CONTACT : Sojan Joseph – MP for Ashford...
On Monday, the World Health Organisation released their annual Global Tuberculosis Report. This report collects primary data from countries across the world to map out global progress towards TB eradication. The report shows mixed results, with progress made on...
On Tuesday 11 July, Parliament held a debate on the upcoming United Nations High-Level Meetings on TB, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Pandemic Preparedness and Response (PPR). The debate was called by APPG Co-Chair Virendra Sharma MP and offered an opportunity...
On Wednesday 24 May, the APPG held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Parliament. The members of the APPG duly reelected Virendra Sharma MP and Lord Nick Herbert as Co-Chairs of the APPG. The APPG also discussed the upcoming High-Level Meeting on TB and how we can...
