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Washington, D.C. (Sept. 26) – In a major win for affected communities and advocates across the world, the first-ever United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on Tuberculosis (TB) opened with firm commitments by leaders from all member states to reach 40 million people with treatment by 2022 and scale up global funding to US$13 billion per year for TB programs and $2 billion for research and development (R&D) annually in order to do so.

Global Fund report shows why leaders must commit to faster progress on TB

Washington D.C. (Sept. 12) - The Global Fund Results Report 2018, released today, demonstrates the remarkable successes that can be achieved when governments, the private sector, civil society, and affected communities work together to tackle some of society’s most intractable problems.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (July 27, 2018) — In a special session at the close of the 22nd International AIDS Conference, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and other high-level speakers called for urgent action to better integrate the responses to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. President Clinton called on the audience to remember that TB is the largest killer of people with HIV and urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other heads of state to demonstrate global commitments to more ambitious, people-centered responses in two months at the first-ever United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on TB in New York on September 26.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (July 23, 2018) — In preparation for the first ever United Nation’s High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on tuberculosis (TB), to be held September 26, in New York, advocates are calling on the HIV/AIDS community to use the 22nd International AIDS Conference to draw attention to the deadly link between TB and HIV. The conference, which runs from July 23 to 27, is the last major gathering of both the TB and HIV advocacy communities before the highly anticipated UNHLM on TB. Scores of delegates from across the world are here for the conference.

Washington, D.C. (March 22) – ACTION global health advocacy partnership is observing World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with new calls on world leaders to prioritize ending the disease. Caused by an airborne bacterium, TB is the world’s leading infectious disease killer, responsible for 1.7 million deaths per year and sickening more than 10 million in 2017.

Delhi, India (Mar. 13) - Health leaders from around the world gathered here today to fast track the fight to end tuberculosis. The day’s events included the formal launch by Prime Minister Modi of a strategy to end TB in India by 2025.

The Board and staff of RESULTS Canada are pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Dendys as executive director. Chris has had a long affiliation with RESULTS, having served with the organization from 2006 to 2011 and returning in recent months to serve as part-time and interim ED.

Washington, D.C.  (Jan. 22) - The ACTION Leadership Group is pleased to announce that Health Promotion Tanzania (HDT), a non-profit organization based in Dar es Salaam, has formally joined the partnership as lead in-country advocacy partner in Tanzania.