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UK government announces renewed investment in Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
This Saturday, Prime Minister Theresa May announced the UK’s continuing support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, making an investment that will help save 2 million lives over the next three years.n nBy making the announcement on the side-lines of the...
APPGs host parliamentary reception ahead of Global Fund replenishment
Today, the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, and Global Tuberculosis joined forces to raise awareness of the forthcoming replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.nnOpening the...
Debate on World TB Day in House of Commons
On 27 March 2019, the House of Commons marked World TB Day with a debate in Westminster Hall. n n nYou can watch the full debate here. n nIn his opening remarks, Nick Herbert MP emphasised the importance of accountability, saying that "the UK has a vital role to play...
APPG launches inquiry report on fight against TB in England
The fight against Tuberculosis (TB) in England must be stepped up if the disease is to be beaten, MPs have warned.In a report published ahead of World TB Day on 24 March, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB says that, while rates of the disease have...
World TB Day marked at parliamentary reception
nThis week, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB marked World TB Day at a reception in Parliament. With this year’s World TB Day theme being “It’s Time”, it is fitting that the event took place only a few metres away from Big Ben, generously hosted by the...
Nick Herbert MP calls for debate on World TB Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q3ok5keU9s nToday, Nick Herbert MP called for a debate to mark World TB Day.n nMr Herbert, who co-chairs the APPG on Global TB, noted that TB remains the world's deadliest infectious disease globally, highlighting both the high number...
APPGs meet with Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands
nToday, Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on HIV/AIDS, Global Tuberculosis, and Malaria and NTDs met with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria's new executive director, Peter Sands. n nDuring the closed roundtable discussion, Mr Sands presented...
Peers press government to step up action on TB
Today, Members of the House of Lords pressed the government to step up its efforts in the global fight against TB to ensure that the world reached the targets of the UN High-Level Meeting on TB. nLord Collins of Highbury led today's Oral Question in the House of...
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...