Items tagged with Advocacy
South African President called upon to attend global TB meeting (post)
Civil society groups are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend a historic global tuberculosis (TB) meeting in September, as a show of political will in ending South Africa’s top killer.
South Africa: the country where political leadership serves the people (post)
In an unprecedented and historic move, South African Department of Health decided to recommend including bedaquiline as the standard treatment for patients with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). The country also released data showing that treatment regimens including bedaquiline reduced mortality three-fold compared with those without bedaquiline.
June edition of The Union's newsletter (post)
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) released its June newsletter, presenting the initiatives and activities carried out during the month.
June edition of the Stop TB Partnership's newsletter (post)
The Stop TB Partnership released its June newsletter, presenting the initiatives and activities carried out during the month. It also contains information about upcoming events.
Kenya launches TB isolation policy (post)
On 25 June 2018, the Kenya National TB, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program (NLTP) launched the TB isolation policy as a result of over seven years of litigation, advocacy and follow up by people with TB, affected communities, civil society organisations, and human rights lawyers.
Vacancy: TB Europe Coalition Manager (post)
The TB Europe Coalition (TBEC) is looking for an experienced full-time manager to join its international team. TBEC Manager will implement a new Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to support the capacity building of tuberculosis affected communities and civil society to be meaningfully engaged in the tuberculosis response in the WHO Europe region.
TB research briefing for UN Missions - videos now available online (post)
A TB research briefing for UN Missions in New York City on 4 June 2018 provided an opportunity for discussion on the importance of investing in the full spectrum of TB research, and adopting principles to guide research to ensure efficiency and equitable access. The event featured Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Deputy Director-General for Programs, World Health Organization, as the keynote speaker and then had three panels.
At last minute, countries pressured to drop language on protecting access to affordable medicines from TB Summit declaration negotiations (post)
New York, 20 July 2018 — Countries negotiating the final declaration text for the first-ever UN High-level Meeting on Tuberculosis in September are being put under significant pressure to drop all references to protecting countries’ rights to take fully-legal actions to access affordable medicines for their people, Médecins Sans Frontières reported learning today.
Canada's indifference to tuberculosis has put Inuit at great risk (post)
A recent government commitment could turn the tide on systemic neglect that has allowed TB to continue to exist.
UN Political Declaration on TB finalised: no commitment to TRIPS flexibilities (post)
24 July 2018: Members of the United Nations concluded negotiations on the draft of the Political Declaration on the Fight Against Tuberculosis on 20 July. After weeks of heated negotiations over the inclusion of references to TRIPS flexibilities in the operative paragraphs, with the Group of 77 pushing for inclusion and the United States against it, the final text of the political declaration reflects the deadlock of these positions. Due to the inability of member states to reach agreement, the final text does not include substantive reference to TRIPS flexibilities.
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