REMINDER - MEDIA ADVISORY: World TB Day Press Conference, Monday, 18 March 2024 at 15:00 CET

No images? Click here Monday, 18 March 2024   - REMINDER - MEDIA ADVISORY Virtual press conference on  World TB Day When: Monday, 18 March 2024 at 15:00/3pm CET/GMT +1 Subject: World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on 24 March each year to raise awareness and understanding about one of the world’s top infectious killers and catalyze action to address its devastating health, social, and economic impact around the world. The spotlight this year, under the theme 'Yes! We can end TB!' - conveys a message of hope - that getting back-on-track to turn the tide against the TB epidemic is possible through high level leadership, increased investments, faster uptake of new WHO recommendations, adoption of innovations, accelerated action, and multisectoral collaboration. Following the commitments made by Heads of State at the UN High Level Meeting in 2023 to accelerate progress to end TB, this year's focus shifts to turning these commitments into tangible actions. At the press briefing, WHO will release a new investment case on TB screening and prevention to help countries reach the UN target on scaling up access to TB preventive treatment. Increased access to TB preventive treatment and screening services for TB disease creates efficiencies and can lead to massive health and financial gains. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers causing 1.3 million deaths each year and affecting millions more, with enormous impacts on families and communities. Drug resistant TB is a pressing public health concern. Only about 2 in 5 people with drug resistant TB access care.   More information and communications material can be found at this link: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-tb-day/2024   Speakers: Dr Tereza KASAEVA - Director, Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization Dr Saskia DEN BOON - Technical Officer – Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, Care and Innovation Unit, Global TB Programme, WHO Ms Ashna ASHESH, TB Survivor, and public health professional and representative of WHO Civil Society Taskforce on TB   Dial-In: https://who.zoom.us/j/96373562439 Password: id!9*TtS   Telephone:     Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):         US: +1 470 250 9358  or +1 470 381 2552  or +1 602 753 0140  or +1 646 518 9805  or +1 646 558 8656  or +1 651 372 8299  or +1 669 219 2599  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 720 928 9299  or +1 786 635 1003  or +1 971 247 1195  or +1 213 338 8477  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 267 831 0333  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 346 248 7799      Webinar ID: 963 7356 2439     Password: 94444134     International numbers available: https://who.zoom.us/u/av6RbLV6Q   Join by SIP 96373562439@zoomcrc.com   Media contact: Sonali Reddy, reddys@who.int   You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team       Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe