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Mozambique announces ambitious target against TB
7:27 CAT | 28 Sep 2018
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President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique has vowed to his compatriots that the country will by 2030 eradicate tuberculosis, an ancient disease that killed 1.8 million globally last year alone. Nyusi made the vow in New York on Thursday during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“We are here to face and reiterate the commitment of the Mozambican government that will continue to mobilise all Mozambicans to work with the World Health Organisation and other partners to increase our intervention in the fight against the disease believing that it is possible to eliminate tuberculosis until 2030” he said.
TB means heavy stigma in Mozambique, says health Minister Abdula. #TBInnovation pic.twitter.com/6KHTk08DUU
— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) September 23, 2018
At “Our Night with the Stars” in New York, a gala celebrating all those who champion a world without #tb. All calling for bold and immediate actions to save the world from the killer disease. Mozambique reps saying yes to taking action now. pic.twitter.com/4LTcmtKgoH
— Sonia Muchate (@SMuchate_) September 26, 2018
Mozambique is struggling to eradicate its second top killer after HIV and AIDS, and activists say more focus is needed on poor communities as drug resistant strains of the disease take hold and wreak havoc on their members.
With 80 percent of the country’s young adults already infected with TB, health experts say there is no time to waste.
We need to close the funding gap for #TB R&D, says #Mozambique Minister of Health Nazira Abdula at #UNHLMTB #Africa side event, citing need for new treatments, #vaccines, and point-of-care #diagnostics. #EndTB #TBinnovation pic.twitter.com/Dhy5Kwpva2
— GHTC (@GHTCoalition) September 25, 2018
https://t.co/mLZrmeLDdp The latest Global #TB Report has been released by the @WHO. It is estimated that #DPRK has a total TB incidence of 513 per 100,000 individuals – surpassed only by Mozambique, the Philippines, South Africa, and Lesotho. @StopTB @GlobalFund @LucicaDitiu
— John Kearney (@JKearney253) September 19, 2018
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