Ending Tuberculosis: Taking stock of progress - SDG Media Zone at the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly
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Summary
Halfway to the deadline for the 2030 Agenda, Heads of State will come together at the second UN High-Level Meeting on TB to revitalize commitments, targets and actions to accelerate efforts to end TB. Against this backdrop, WHO will release a status update with an overview of progress made between 2018 and 2022 to reach the TB targets on prevention, care and financing as established in the 2018 Political Declaration of the UN High-Level Meeting on TB
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Speakers:
- Dr Jérôme Salomon, Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage, Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO
- Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director, Global Tuberculosis Programme, WHO
Moderator: Gabriella Stern, Director of Communications, WHO