Title

Forging political commitment and on-the-ground action to end TB and HIV

Code

THGS01

Session Type

GV Workshop

Venue

GV Session Room 1

Date Time

Thursday 26 July, 13:00 - 14:30

Co-Facilitators:

Emily T Blitz, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, France
Grania Brigden, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, France

Level:

Target Audience:

Advocate

Seating limit:

The first High-Level Meeting on TB takes place in 2018, creating a pivotal moment for TB to gain the political commitment needed to end the epidemic. This session explores how to build bridges that influence policy makers to ensure commitments are made to take action following the meeting. The session will focus on:

Policy gaps and areas where political commitment is particularly needed
How to ensure children, adolescents and pregnant women get the attention they need at the meeting and beyond
Research and development – with funding dropping and new tools needed to meet the End TB goals and SGD targets, how can innovative funding mechanisms secure new resources?
How to build on experiences from the HIV High-Level Meeting to ensure that TB is no longer the number one killer of PLHIV
Lessons on turning commitments into action, with special focus on the role for activists at the meeting.

Presentations
Map

13:00	Policy gaps and areas where political commitment is particularly needed Kathy Fiekert Grania Bridgen

13:10	How to ensure children, adolescents and pregnant women get the attention they need at the HLM and beyond Anneke Hessling

13:20	Research and development: With funding decreasing and new tools needed to meet the end TB goals and SGD targets, how can innovative funding mechanisms secure new resources Marcus Low

13:30	How to build on experiences from HIV HLM to ensure that TB is no longer the number one killer of PLHIV Alasdair Reid

13:40	Toolkit walkthrough

14:20	Lessons on turning commitments into action, with special focus on the role for activists at the HLM Sharonann Lynch