FORUM: 'Yes! We can end TB!' World Tuberculosis Day 2023.
The day will inspire hope and encourage high-level leadership, increased investments, faster uptake of new WHO recommendations, adoption of innovations, accelerated action, and multisectoral collaboration to combat the TB epidemic. The WHO will also issue a call to action with partners urging Member States to accelerate the rollout of the new WHO-recommended shorter all-oral treatment regimens for drug-resistant TB.This year is critical, with opportunities to raise visibility and political commitment at the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #WorldTBDay, #24Marh,‘#YesWecanEndTB, #Tuberculosis.
Millions of people around the world suffer and die from tuberculosis - a preventable, treatable and curable disease. We need to urgently fast-track the response against this ancient disease and reach those affected with the care they need.
EVENTS: Online talk show on March 22nd at 14:00 CET.
EVENTS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing a conference to commemorate World Tuberculosis Day 2023 on March 24rd. The spotlight of the conference will be to urge countries to ramp up progress in the lead-up to the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB. The United Nations General Assembly will hold the second high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis on 22 September 2023. The theme of the meeting is: “Advancing science, finance and innovation, and their benefits, to urgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, in particular, by ensuring equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment and care.”
The United Nations General Assembly will hold the Second high-level meeting onthe fight against tuberculosis on 22 September 2023. The theme of the meeting is: “Advancing science, finance and innovation, and their benefits, to urgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, in particular, by ensuring equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment and care.”
ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING
CO-FACILITATORS: POLANDAND UZBEKISTAN
The UN High-Level Meeting on TB will be organized under the direction of the UN General Assembly. WHO is working closely with the office of the President of the General Assembly, the Co-facilitators, Member States and partners including civil society in making preparations for the UN high-level meeting. The main objective of the meeting is to implement a comprehensive review of progress in the context of the achievement of targets set in the 2018 political declaration, and in the Sustainable Development Goals.
In preparation for the high-level meeting, Member States have requested forthe Secretary- General, with support of the World Health Organization, to develop a "comprehensive and analytical report on progress achieved and challenges remaining in realizing tuberculosis goals within the context of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including on the progress and implementation of the 2018 political declaration” The Multi-stakeholder Hearings on Tuberculosis / Universal Health Care (UHC) / Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response will be held on 8-9 May at the United Nations in New York.
The Hearings will provide an opportunity for all relevant stakeholders to contribute to the ongoing preparatory process for the High-Level Meetings, with a focus on the current state of efforts and top needs to accelerate response. The theme of the meeting is: “Advancing science,finance and innovation, and their benefits, tourgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, inparticular, by ensuring equitable access toprevention, testing, treatment and care.”
COORDINATION ACROSS THREE UN HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS: Based on a request from Member States to WHO's Director General at the Executive Board, WHO is working with the office of the President of the General Assembly to coordinate across the high-level meetings of the United Nations General Assembly on universal health coverage, tuberculosis and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. This includes creating procedural synergy in the intergovernmental processes of the three meetings.
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