Take action: United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB – Heads of State must lead the TB fight
Dear Partners, Colleagues and Friends,
As we know, TB is the world’s leading infectious killer
and was responsible for 1.8 million deaths in 2015. It’s
time to end this tragedy. It’s time for Heads of State to
step up and stop the neglect. And it’s time for a
political response that matches the scale of the challenge.
This
is why the Stop TB Partnership Board, led by our Chair Dr. Aaron
Motsoaledi, has called for a
United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB to be
held in the UN General Assembly in New York in September
2017.
This is the best opportunity to ensure TB is at
the highest level of the global political agenda and accelerate
the national TB response. No other meeting can bring Heads of
State and the highest levels of government to the table. A
High-Level Meeting on TB would result in a United Nations
Political Declaration agreed by Heads of State with concrete
commitment and actions to end TB.
This is our opportunity and only together can we make it a
reality. Please help us secure agreement for a High-Level
Meeting on TB by taking one of the following actions:
- Download a factsheet (click here) on the High-Level Meeting for TB and share it with governmental officials, TB allies, and others in your network to request their support.
- Contact your Minister of Health and Minister of Foreign Affairs asking their support for the call for the UN High-Level Meeting on TB.
- Spread the message on Facebook and Twitter (click here for a suggested tweet) by telling the world you support a UN High-Level Meeting on TB using the hashtag #UNITE4TB
If we join together, I’m confident we will succeed in
placing tuberculosis at the top of the national and global
agendas. Every single voice and action counts!
With
best regards,
Dr Lucica Ditiu
Executive
Director
Stop TB Partnership
Source: Stop TB Partnership
