Opinion pieces discuss first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on TB, need for political, financial commitments


Oct. 8, 2018, 6:07 a.m.

 

Stop TB Partnership: UN HLM on TB - One week later
By Lucica Ditiu

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The Lancet: UN High-Level Meeting to end tuberculosis disappointing
By Sophie Cousins

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The Lancet: Advancing global tuberculosis control after the UNGA-HLM
By Ben Marais, Alimuddin Zumla

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The Guardian: Are we finally waking up to the threat from the world’s deadliest infectious disease?
By Nick Herbert

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STAT: Tuberculosis is a disease the world could control. But will it?
By Paul Farmer and Lelio Marmora

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New York Times: We know how to conquer tuberculosis
By Editorial Board

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Forbes: News from the UN's High-Level Meeting on TB
By Judy Stone

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HuffPost: Tuberculosis became the fifth health issue to get a High-Level UN Meeting. It didn’t go very well.
By Lauren Weber

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Global Health NOW: High-level hopes to end TB
By Dayna Myers

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Friends of the Global Fight: World Leaders gathered at UN to tackle TB. Now What?
By
John McMannis

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Devex: 'Tax for TRIPS' deal altered UN declarations on NCDs, TB
By Amruta Byatnal

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NPR: Is the world finally ready to end the deadliest infectious disease?
By Michaeleen Doucleff

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Health-e News: ‘You can’t fight TB if you don’t show up’
By Amy Green

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NPR: Life after TB: She is deaf, she still dances, she addressed the U.N. today
By Rachel D. Cohen

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Live Mint: More global R&D is needed to tackle TB
By Srikanth Prasad Tripathy

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