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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...
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...