Heads of State will gather in New York on 26 September this year at the United Nations General Assembly first-ever high-level meeting on tuberculosis (TB) to accelerate efforts in ending TB and reach all affected people with prevention and care. The theme of the meeting is “United to end tuberculosis: an urgent global response to a global epidemic”.
The high-level meeting on TB is a tremendous and unprecedented step forward by governments and all partners engaged in the fight against TB. It follows on from a very successful Ministerial Conference on Ending TB in Moscow on 16-17 November, 2017 which resulted in high-level commitments from Ministers and other leaders from 120 countries to accelerate progress to end TB.
The meeting will take place at UN Headquarters in New York on 26th September, during the UN General Assembly General Debate. An attendance of at least 40 Heads of State is expected at the UN HLM on TB given that it will take place on the second day of the opening of the UN General Assembly General Debate, and the strong levels of political interest in the meeting.
The high-level meeting should result in an ambitious Political Declaration on TB endorsed by Heads of State that will strengthen action and investments for the end TB response, saving millions of lives.
More info:
UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on Ending-TB
WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2017
WHO brochure : UN Hight Level Meeting on TB
UNGA Secretary-General report on high-level meeting on ending TB