Back to the future, again: greater leadership, collaboration and accountability to accelerate progress to end TB

Back to the future, again: greater leadership, collaboration and accountability to accelerate progress to end TB

Abstract A first UN General Assembly high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) will take place on September 26, 2018. It offers the opportunity to forge new concrete commitments and action needed to finance and deliver universal access to care and prevention, to address equity and so...

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Main Authors: Diana Weil, Kristijan Marinkovic, Tereza Kasaeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1165-9
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spelling doaj-21c69ffa8c144263ace39898f11f0d552020-11-25T01:58:22ZengBMCBMC Medicine1741-70152018-09-011611410.1186/s12916-018-1165-9Back to the future, again: greater leadership, collaboration and accountability to accelerate progress to end TBDiana Weil0Kristijan Marinkovic1Tereza Kasaeva2World Health Organization Global TB ProgrammeWorld Health Organization Global TB ProgrammeWorld Health Organization Global TB ProgrammeAbstract A first UN General Assembly high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) will take place on September 26, 2018. It offers the opportunity to forge new concrete commitments and action needed to finance and deliver universal access to care and prevention, to address equity and social determinants of TB, and to pursue robust research and innovation. These are all needed to accelerate declines in TB mortality, incidence, and social and economic burden of the disease. This Commentary looks at leadership precedents in action against TB and highlights opportunities for bolder accountability and collaboration, especially at the country level, to stimulate action and impact.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1165-9
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title_short Back to the future, again: greater leadership, collaboration and accountability to accelerate progress to end TB
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description Abstract A first UN General Assembly high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) will take place on September 26, 2018. It offers the opportunity to forge new concrete commitments and action needed to finance and deliver universal access to care and prevention, to address equity and social determinants of TB, and to pursue robust research and innovation. These are all needed to accelerate declines in TB mortality, incidence, and social and economic burden of the disease. This Commentary looks at leadership precedents in action against TB and highlights opportunities for bolder accountability and collaboration, especially at the country level, to stimulate action and impact.
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