WHO virtual press conference to launch 2020 Global Tuberculosis Report
WHO is releasing the 2020 edition of its Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report on 14 October. The report features data on disease trends and the response to the epidemic in 198 countries and territories. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in the response at global, regional and country levels.
TB remains the top infectious killer in the world, claiming close to 4000 lives a day. This year’s report presents progress towards targets set at the first-ever United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on TB in 2018 as well as the targets of the WHO End TB Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals. The report complements and expands the UN Secretary-General’s 2020 progress report on TB, also published in October.
SPEAKERS:
- TEREZA KASAEVA, Director, Global TB Programme, WHO
- PETER SANDS, Executive Director, Global Fund
- EVALINE KIBUCHI, TB Advocate-WHO Civil Society Taskforce and Stop TB Kenya
- ALMA GOLDEN, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, US Agency for International Development (USAID) (TBC)
Moderator: TARIK JAŠAREVIĆ, WHO Spokesperson
DATE:
Wednesday 14 October 2020, 14h00 CEST (Geneva time)
The embargo is set for 14 October, 15:00 CEST
An embargoed copy of the report will be shared on request.
If you wish to receive the report and support documents under embargo, please contact Mr Wynne Boelt at: boeltf@who.int or mediainquiries@who.int
CONNECTION DETAILS:
https://who-e.zoom.us/j/93778991122
Password: TB2020TB
Phone:
Webinar ID: 937 7899 1122
Numeric passcode for phone: 49402215
International numbers available: https://who-e.zoom.us/u/adHcaHs7nk
