
APPG on Global TB
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X account for the @UKParliament's APPG on Global Tuberculosis, set up to support the fight to end Tuberculosis.
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http://www.appg-tb.org.uk 12-10-2011 12:19:09
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On #WorldTBDay 🇬🇧Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is leading global efforts to tackle this horrible disease, including as a board member and one of the largest donors to The Global Fund👇

The importance of social interventions is a cornerstone of Results UK's new report: 'Stigma kills: Why medicine alone won’t end TB'. #TB is fuelled by inequality. Alongside curing the physical disease, we must tackle its root causes. Read the report ➡️bit.ly/48ZOc7y

📢#Tuberculosis infects 10 million people every year and kills about 1.5 million each year. We are proud to work with our partners🤝including TB Alliance and The LIGHT Consortium to improve treatment. Together, #WeCanEndTB. #WorldTBDay 🧪🌍 FCDO Research, Science and Technology FCDO Global Health APPG on Global TB



Our new free online course on chest x-ray interpretation for tuberculosis diagnosis in children with pre-emptive TB is proving to be incredibly popular. Watch Dr Megan Palmer explain the benefits of this course. To sign up go to coursesonline.theunion.org/theunion/2023/… #healthcare #EndTB





Sputum culture conversion in #TB patients can indicate how well a treatment is doing. A study in Nature Communications shows sputum culture reversion was infrequent in patients with DR-TB treated with longer-term regimens & repurposed drugs, but was associated with multiple factors such


‼️We're pleased to share that the APPG on Global TB has been reconstituted! Parliamentarians met on Monday evening to elect the group's officers: 👤 Chair & Registered Contact: Sojan Joseph MP 👥 Co-Chair: Nick Herbert 📢 Vice Chair: Kate Osamor MP 📢 Vice Chair: Baroness Suttie
