Tell Justin Trudeau to take the lead on TB!

Tuberculosis is a global health emergency. A person dies from TB every 18 seconds. It’s a global problem that disproportionately affects people living in developing countries or in places where access to health services is poor.

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a world leader in the treatment of TB, and we need governments around the world must step up to help stop this disease for good.

On September 26, 2018, for the first time ever, the UN General Assembly is holding a High-Level Meeting to commit to the strategies needed to end TB. This ...

Tuberculosis is a global health emergency. A person dies from TB every 18 seconds. It’s a global problem that disproportionately affects people living in developing countries or in places where access to health services is poor.

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a world leader in the treatment of TB, and we need governments around the world must step up to help stop this disease for good.

On September 26, 2018, for the first time ever, the UN General Assembly is holding a High-Level Meeting to commit to the strategies needed to end TB. This is a pivotal moment for TB that requires the highest commitment and leadership. Canada has taken important steps to respond to TB at home, and needs to step up and be a global leader in committing to improving TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

That’s why we are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take the lead at the High Level Meeting on TB to commit to bringing an end to this global epidemic.

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Tell Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take the lead at the UN’s High Level Meeting on TB, and to commit to bringing an end to this global disease pandemic.

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We’re running out of viable options for treating one of the world’s oldest and most painful diseases: tuberculosis. More than a million people die from tuberculosis (TB) every year, while millions more will contract it in 2018 alone. That makes TB one of the deadliest disease pandemics in the world.

The treatments currently available for people with TB are long, painful and often ineffective. Drug-resistant forms of TB require a minimum of five different antibiotics, all of which are toxic and include side-effects such as permanent deafness, nausea, vomiting and pain. Despite the treatment lasting up to two years and requiring up to 15,000 pills, the success rate is only approximately 50%.

We are in urgent need of improved TB diagnosis, treatment and prevention. On September 26, 2018, for the first time ever, the United Nations will be hosting a High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis. This will be an unprecedented opportunity for global leaders to step up and take action against one of the world’s worst killer diseases.

That’s why I am writing to ask you, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to personally attend the UN’s High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis this September, and to help Canada lead the international response to the global TB epidemic. 
 
I am specifically writing to ask that you take the following steps to #StepUpForTB: 
 
1. Show that Canada is a leader in global health and committed to ending TB by personally attending the UN High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis on September 26. Use Canada’s influence to bring the needs of TB patients to the attention of world leaders.  
2. Ensure that the UN High-Level Meeting on TB commits countries (including Canada) to national and global targets for closing the gaps in testing, treatment and prevention of TB by 2035.  
3. Commit to supporting the development of new TB diagnostics; a shorter and more effective treatment for TB and its drug-resistant forms; and two to three novel vaccines to prevent TB infection and disease.  
4. Commit to implementing robust research and development principles for Canadian research and development (R&D) on TB, including safeguards to make sure new diagnostics, medicines and vaccines developed with Canadian public funds are affordable, effective and accessible. As one of the world’s top funders of health research, Canada can support new, collaborative R&D platforms and attach safeguards to the funding it provides, in order to bring down the price of new medicines and medical tools and ensure they are available for patients who need them.  
 
Prime Minister Trudeau, tuberculosis is a shared global health crisis that affects Canadians and millions of people around the world. I am asking you to please step up — and show up — to the UN High Level Meeting on TB this September and ensure that Canada commits to ending TB!

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