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Multistakeholder Hearings in preparation of the General Assembly High-level Meetings on the Fight against Tuberculosis, Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response and Universal Health Coverage - General Assembly, 77th session.

The half-day interactive hearing on the Fight against Tuberculosis will be divided into an opening segment, two interactive panel discussions and a closing segment.

Opening segment

Panel 1: Fast-tracking multisectoral and multistakeholder action to ensure universal access to equitable, high-quality, people-centered TB services.

Panel 2: Mobilizing adequate and sustainable financing to ramp up the TB response, and advance research and innovation.

Closing segment

The emergence of new epidemic diseases increased geopolitical conflict, the collapse of trade leading to famine and shortages of essential goods, the intensification of ecological degradation and climate change – taken in isolation, any of these trends would pose a serious challenge to global health and prosperity, but the evidence of the past few decades tells us that these trends are increasingly interacting in complex and unpredictable ways.

The purpose of the hearing is to get views from all stakeholders on these dimensions of pandemic preparedness prevention and response:

- on urgent actions and investments needed in and by all sectors, in pandemic prevention, preparedness and response - provide a key opportunity to identify how the political declaration of the high-level meeting can provide political support to the processes underway in Geneva - bring focus to the multi-sectoral nature of pandemics and the need to galvanize a whole of government and whole of society approach, which will contribute to accelerating progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

As part of the preparatory process for the high-level meeting, the President of the General Assembly will convene an interactive multi-stakeholder hearing with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other relevant partners with a view to ensuring the most effective and efficient outcomes and potential deliverables and to sharing experiences and lessons learned to address remaining implementation gaps.

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Statement from the Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe on World TB Day 2023; March 24th.

Dr Hans Kluge, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe

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A special virtual Talk Show to commemorate World TB Day 2023.

The World Health Organization (WHO) organized a special virtual Talk Show to commemorate World TB Day 2023. This year, the spotlight will be on the theme 'Yes! We can end TB!' with the aim of inspiring hope and encouraging high-level leadership, increased investments, faster uptake of new WHO recommendations, adoption of innovations, accelerated action, and multisectoral collaboration to combat the TB epidemic. 2023 is critical, with several opportunities to raise visibility and political commitment. Countries will be urged to ramp up progress in the lead-up to the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB. WHO’s Director General will launch an initiative spanning 2023-2027, bringing together countries and stakeholders to redouble efforts to ensure universal access to prevention, care and the latest tools and technologies to combat TB on the road to Universal Health Coverage. WHO will also issue a call to action with partners urging Member States to accelerate the rollout of new WHO-recommended shorter all-oral treatment regimens for drug-resistant TB. Key speakers will include WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other senior WHO leadership, Ministers, leaders and other high-level government representatives, Heads of Agencies, TB survivors, civil society and partners. The Show will be broadcast live, with interactive Q&A from the audience online.

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We need to urgently fast-track the response against this ancient disease and reach those affected with the care they need.

Millions of people around the world suffer and die from tuberculosis - a preventable, treatable and curable disease. Here is a message from Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director of WHO's Global Tuberculosis Programme, to mark World TB Day 2023. The theme of World TB Day this year - 'Yes! We can end TB!' - aims to 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.

To learn more about the World TB Day campaign and how you can join us, please access

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Yes!, We must stand against tuberculosis stigma and discrimination.

The tuberculosis stigma prevents access to quality care for patients;

Learn the facts about TB.

Don't believe in myths that can stigmatize and discriminate.

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Yes!, Tuberculosis preventive treatment can stop progression to TB disease.

If you are close contact of a TB Patient; are living with HIV or belong to another risk group; Get tested for infection; Complete your full course of preventive treatment to ensure your TB infection does not turn into TB disease.

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Yes!, Cross sector collaboration and accountability are vital to end TB.

Let's tackle the key drivers of the tuberculosis epidemic:

Undernutrition

hiv

Tobacco

Poverty

Diabetes

Alcohol use

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Yes!, Investments in TB research and innovation can save more lives.

New effective dIagnostics, medicines and vaccines can speed-up progress to End Tuberculosis.

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Yes!, Drug resistant-tuberculosis treatment is shorther and all oral.

Check with your doctor for WHO-recommended completely oral shorter regimens with fewer pills, 0 injections.

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Yes! Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis is available and recomended.

Ask your provider for access to WHO-recommended rapid tests for TB, to ensure a quick diagnosis and early treatment.

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Yes! Tuberculosis is curable.

Contact your health provider if you have symptoms like cough, fever and weight loss

If you Are in a close contact of a tb patient, or

Belongs to a high risk group

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Yes! We can ensure Universal Access to Tuberculosis service.

The COVID-19 has reversed progress in the fight againts tuberculosis. Ask your leaders to invest in and ensure access to essential TB prevention and treatment.

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Don't stigmatize and discriminate people with TB.

Stigma deprives people with tuberculosis on their rights and care.

World TB day 2022 - Learn the facts about Tuberculosis.

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Get children and adolescents tested and treated, if they have symptoms or are at risk.

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-Invest in research and innovation like COVID-19.

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Contacts your health provider to get a rapid test if you:

- have symptoms like cough, fever and weight loss;

- are a close contact of a TB patient, or

- belong to a high risk group

TB is curable and preventable.

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Provide Essential TB services. Ask your leaders to invest in and ensure access to ensential TB services during the pandemic