<div dir="ltr">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">David Legge</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dlegge@phmovement.org">dlegge@phmovement.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">WHO’s global strategy and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015 will be considered by the WHO Executive Board in January 2014 and again in May 2014 at the WHA.</span><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-AU">
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">PHM’s WHO Watch project will be at the EB and the WHA and we are presently preparing comments to be shared with delegates before and during the meetings. We would be most grateful for your advice. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The <a href="http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB134/B134_12-en.pdf" target="_blank">Secretariat report</a> has now been posted. Some of the critical challenges identified include: multidrug resistance, HIV-associated tuberculosis, weak health systems, funding gaps, underlying determinants (poverty, hunger, living conditions). The Secretariat report identifies key approaches. Yet more targets. Ten principles for draft strategy. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">PHM is keen to hear from PHM activists and friends who are working in the tuberculosis field from the PHM perspective. We are keen to hear your assessment of the WHO document and suggestions about how it might be improved.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">If you are involved in lobbying your country’s delegates about these issues we would be keen to hear your line of argument.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Please respond to: <a href="mailto:dc-watch@phmovement.org" target="_blank">dc-watch@phmovement.org</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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