Items tagged with Global TB response

Opinion pieces discuss first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on TB, need for political, financial commitments (post)

Caribbean countries in the forefront to eliminate TB (post)

WASHINGTON (CMC)—Caribbean countries have the lowest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and are on the road to elimination, the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) said Tuesday.

September edition of The Union's newsletter (post)

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) released its September newsletter, presenting the initiatives and activities carried out during the month. It also contains information about upcoming events.

UN High-Level Meeting on TB week in pictures (post)

Highlights from the UN High-Level Meeting on TB and the events organized by the Stop TB Partnership and its partners.

Country statements at UN HLM on TB (post)

Country statements at the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on TB are available here:

Civil society reaction to the European Commission Staff Working Document on HIV/AIDS, TB and viral hepatitis (post)

Weak signals of political commitment

Have your say! TB HLM survey (post)

The Affected Communities and Civil Society Advisory Panel to the UN High-Level Meeting on TB (TB HLM) is inviting civil society members to fill out a survey to both assess the work done by the Advisory Panel as a platform as well as to get a broad sense of what the advocacy priorities are going forward in the post-TB HLM world to inform upcoming discussions and planning.

Why we’re losing the fight against TB (post)

The global response to a disease that largely effects the most marginalized populations of poorer countries shows a basic lack of respect for human rights on the part of international institutions.

UN General Assembly adopts Declaration of the first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on TB (post)

The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global TB Program released a newsletter featuring highlights from the UN High-Level Meeting on TB, held on 26 September 2018.

WHO and Global Fund sign framework agreement (post)

The World Health Organization and the Global Fund today signed a Global Strategic Framework as a foundation for closer collaboration, based on respective mandates and strengths, and with commitment toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It was signed by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, and Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund.