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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...
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 fight...
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...
New Global TB Report demonstrates scale of challenge ahead of first UN High-Level Meeting on TB
One week ahead of the first UN High-Level Meeting on TB, the World Health Organization today released the new edition of its Global TB Report. n nWhile the report highlighted key areas of progress, data for 2017 also demonstrates the scale of the challenge ahead as...
APPG holds Annual General Meeting
nThe APPG on Global TB held its Annual General Meeting on 11 September 2018 in Parliament, discussing progress made in advance of the first UN High-Level Meeting on TB and kickstarting a new parliamentary year of activities. n nMaintaining parliamentary support for UK...
UK academic and medical leaders call on Prime Minister to attend UN high-level meeting
nToday, a network of UK academics and professionals working on TB have sent a letter to the Prime Minister, asking her to personally attend the first ever United Nations high-level meeting on Tuberculosis (TB) on 26 September 2018 in New York. n nThe letter was signed...
Commons debates fight against TB for first time in 65 years
n nThis Thursday, MPs from across the political spectrum participated in the first debate on Tuberculosis to take place in the House of Commons chamber in some 65 years.nThe backbench business debate, which had been secured by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)...
Article by APPG Co-Chairs: “We have a clear moral duty to lead the way on tackling tuberculosis
nAhead of this week's historic parliamentary debate on 'Ending Tuberculosis' in the House of Commons Chamber, Nick Herbert MP and Virendra Sharma MP have jointly written of the UK Government's 'moral duty to lead the way on tackling tuberculosis'. n nWriting in the...