The APPG on Global TB has organised two public events to mark World TB Day 2016, which will take place on Wednesday 23 March in the Macmillan Room of Portcullis House.

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10.30am to 11.30am: Tackling TB at home: ending the leading infectious killer

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Speeches, panel discussion, questions and answers featuring:

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Jane Ellison MP, Minister for Public Health

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Dr Sarah Anderson, Head of National TB Office, PHE

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Dr Al Story, Clinical Lead at Find and Treat

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Mike Mandelbaum, Chief Executive, TB Alert

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2pm to 3pm: Being a global leader: the UK’s response to TB overseas

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Speeches, panel discussion, questions and answers featuring:

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Desmond Swayne MP, Minister of State for International Development

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Christoph Benn, Director of External Relations, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

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Rosemary Mburu, WACI International

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Aaron Oxley, Executive Director, RESULTS UK

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Please RSVP to dan.sharp@appg-tb.org.uk

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