The African Union Commission, under the leadership of the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development will hold a commemoration event at the AUC HQ under the theme “Yes! We can end TB” to commemorate the 2024 WTBD in partnership with the Africa CDC, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), and the Stop TB Partnership.
The event will bring together Ambassadors and/or Permanent Representatives to the African Union, Special Missions to the AU, Specialized Organs, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), UN Agencies, Development Partners, Civil Society Organizations, and other stakeholders involved in the TB response and strengthening of health systems across the continent.
Objectives of the meeting are to:
The main objective of the event is to commemorate the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day under the theme: “Yes! We can end TB”.
The specific objectives are to:
- Provide AU Member States with a platform to strengthen awareness of AU policy documents on TB while fostering greater coordinated collaborative advocacy efforts towards ending TB;
- Raise awareness on targets and commitments in the UN HLM Political Declaration to foster accountability and country ownership;
- Accelerate response to childhood TB with a focus on the 2022 Call to Action on Childhood TB and Nutrition; Communiqué on Improved Political Commitment and Financing for TB for High Burden Countries and the Childhood and Adolescent TB Roadmap
Expected outcomes of the meeting:
- Fostered a greater understanding of AU policy documents and respective TB commitments by AU Member States
- A set of experiences and perspectives for strengthening TB response in Africa will be disseminated to all AU Member States after the session.