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Moscow-November 2017
Global
Ministerial Conference on Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era
Dates:
16–17 November 2017
Place:Moscow , Russian Federation
Place:
Objective
The
WHO Global Ministerial Conference “Ending TB in the Sustainable Development
Era: A Multisectoral Response” aims to accelerate implementation of the WHO End
TB Strategy - with immediate action addressing gaps in access to care and the
MDR-TB crisis - in order to reach the End TB targets set by the World Health Assembly
and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through
national and global commitments, deliverables and accountability.
The Ministerial Conference will inform the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on TB in 2018.
The Ministerial Conference will inform the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on TB in 2018.
Who
will be there?
- Ministers of Health
and Ministers from other sectors (e.g. finance, social development,
justice) will be invited to attend, including from the top 40 highest TB
and Multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) burden countries;
- Leaders of UN
organizations, development agencies and regional bodies; and
- Nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based organizations, civil society representatives, affected people and communities, as well as academic and research institutions, philanthropic foundations and private sector entities.
Outcome
A
Ministerial Declaration will be signed at the Conference, containing bold
commitments by countries to accelerate action to end TB and meet the milestones
towards the 2030 SDGs. This will inform the UN General Assembly High Level
Meeting on TB in 2018.
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