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APPG Leads Unprecedented Call to Action
In an unprecedented demonstration of support for a single global health issue, over 170 parliamentary representatives from across the G7 and the European Parliament have released a statement calling for a renewed global commitment to “drive down rates of TB across the...
Westminster Hall Debate on TB Diagnosis and Treatment Worldwide
nMr Dakin opened the debate with a speech detailing the past, present and future of TB, and finished his remarks by celebrating the global efforts of people around the world to combat TB, saying "Their efforts is a call to arms for us and a call for us, as policy...
All-Party Groups welcome UK Government’s £1bn contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tubercu
nThe UK’s pledge of up to £1bn to support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria represents a significant commitment by the UK government to lead the global fight against three of the world’s deadliest diseases. We congratulate the government on its...
First ever debate on rising rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis held in Parliament
nOn Tuesday 4th June All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis member Jim Fitzpatrick MP (Labour, Popular and Limehouse) secured a debate on the rising rates of drug-resistant (DR) TB in developing countries. This was the first time that a debate had been...