World TB Day 2016

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.

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

Speeches, panel discussion, questions and answers featuring:

Jane Ellison MP, Minister for Public Health

Dr Sarah Anderson, Head of National TB Office, PHE

Dr Al Story, Clinical Lead at Find and Treat

Mike Mandelbaum, Chief Executive, TB Alert

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

Speeches, panel discussion, questions and answers featuring:

Desmond Swayne MP, Minister of State for International Development

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

Rosemary Mburu, WACI International

Aaron Oxley, Executive Director, RESULTS UK

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