Action Africa galvanized Investment for a TB-free Africa by 2030
“Head of states, head of government, non government institutions and donors need to unite and prioritize investment now to end TB by 2023; we can not wait any longer”…. Dr. Peter Bujari – Chair of Action Africa in Dar Es Salaam, March 23rd, 2023.
A group of ACTION Africa partners, consisting of WACI health, Health Promotion Tanzania (HDT), CITAMPLUS Zambia, KANCO, and Association De Soutien À L’autopromotion Sanitaire Et Urbaine (ASAPSU) are calling for African leaders to prioritize Tuberculosis (TB) eradication by 2030. ACTION Africa is a vital subgroup of the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership (www.action.org) , which is made of fourteen (14) locally rooted, independent civil society organizations working across five continents in the Global North and South to ensure equitable health outcomes.
In 2022, 2.5 million people fell ill with TB in the African region, accounting for a quarter of new TB cases worldwide. The United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on TB in 2023 established ambitious targets to facilitate the reduction of the disease burden to countries. In the press release, Dr. Peter Bujari, the Chair of the ACTION Africa and chair of Tanzania Stop TB Partnership said, “Head of states, head of government, non government institutions and donors need to unite and prioritize investment now to end TB by 2023; we can not wait any longer”
“Generally, over 33% of TB deaths worldwide occur in the African Region. There are twenty-five (25) countries in Africa with a high TB disease burden.”. Action Africa Partners urge the head of Government, head of states, and donors to prioritize TB in their plans and budgets, develop road maps and indicators to monitor the country’s progress toward eliminating TB by 2030. We “We encourage regional organizations (ECOWAS, EAC, SADC, etc.) and their members to advocate for the prioritization of TB in national health policies and assess progress towards UN goals.”.
While significant strides have been made, TB remains an oldest disease, which has not been adequately prioritized. We can not wait any longer
To read the full press statement, click here.
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