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World TB Day 2021 – Registration Now Open
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB will be hosting an online event to mark World TB Day. Joined by high-level speakers and TB-affected communities, Members of Parliament and other stakeholders will have a chance to reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on the...
Guardian Coverage: Fears UK aid cuts could undermine research on deadliest diseases
Lord Herbert of South Downs and Virendra Sharma MP, Co-Chairs of the APPG on Global TB, were joined by senior parliamentarians in expressing their concern about the potential impact of a cut to the UK aid budget on research to tackle diseases like TB. nnThe letter was...
APPG Launches New Report on Global Health Research
Wednesday, 9th December 2020 – Today, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB publishes a new report entitled ‘The Future of TB and Global Health Research: Dying for A Cure II'. The full report can be accessed here. nnThe report is based on an inquiry launched...
Roundtable with Peter Sands & Extraordinary General Meeting
On 15 October 2020, Members of the APPGs on HIV/AIDS, Global Tuberculosis, and Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases were joined by Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. nnDuring the session, Mr Sands updated members about...
APPG hosts oral evidence sessions as part of R&D inquiry
As part of its inquiry into TB and global health research and development (R&D) the APPG hosted two oral evidence sessions in July 2020. n nSpeaking to expert witnesses in the UK and internationally, officers of the APPG asked questions about the future of TB and...
Call for Evidence – APPG Launches TB R&D Inquiry
Today, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB launched a call for evidence as part of a new inquiry into TB and Global Health research and development (R&D). Expert witnesses, affected communities and other stakeholders are encouraged to submit written...
World TB Day 2020 – Briefing Cancelled
nIn response to the corona virus outbreak, parliamentary authorities have restricted the access of external visitors to the parliamentary estate. As a result, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB’s briefing to mark World TB Day will be cancelled.n nChairs of...
World TB Day 2020 – Save the Date
World TB Day takes place on the 24th of March. To mark the occasion, the APPG on Global TB will host a briefing, inviting government representatives, scientists and TB-affected communities to reflect on progress made, the challenge ahead, and the role of the UK in...
APPG Elects Officers at AGM
Following the December 2019 General Election, the APPG on Global TB hosted an Annual General Meeting on 12th of February. The meeting saw the formal reconstitution of the Group, the election of officers and discussion of the APPG's priorities over the coming months. n...
APPG to host Annual General Meeting
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB will host its Annual General Meeting on the 12th of February from 3-4PM in the Macmillan Room of Portcullis House. Parliamentarians are kindly requested to join the meeting to elect officers and determine the priorities...