Posts by Shaun Palmer
Catch up on the latest TB Vax Webinar (Tuesday, 16 July 2024)
Tuesday, 16 July 2024 Check out the summary below or watch the recording and read the transcript for updates and insights from speakers on some of the latest developments in the TB vaccine field: Update on the WHO TB Vaccine Accelerator Council (Mike Frick, Treatment Action Group) Inclusion of new TB vaccines in Gavi’s Vaccine…
Read MoreReflections from the TB Vax ARM Webinar on the #Wins4TBVax
Thursday, 4 April 2024 The TB Vaccine Advocacy Roadmap (TB Vax ARM) were joined by Birgitte Giersing (WHO), Rupali Limaye (SMART4TB), Suvanand Sahu (Stop TB Partnership), and Maiko Tonini (Ministry of Health, Brazil) at the #Wins4TBVax webinar on Thursday 4 April. The #Wins4TBVax outline key advocacy goals for the field to achieve by 2026 to…
Read MoreAll eyes on new TB vaccines – but what’s next after the HLM on TB?
Last month’s 78th United Nations (UN) General Assembly was a major week for global health, with back-to-back High-Level Meetings (HLMs) on Pandemic, Preparedness, and Response (PPR), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and the second HLM on Tuberculosis (TB). This time round, TB vaccines were firmly in the spotlight – a sea change in support compared to…
Read MoreMeet the 2023 TB Vaccine Advocacy Fellows
The WGNV and TB Vax ARM, in collaboration with IAVI, are proud to welcome seven participants for a TB vaccine advocacy fellowship. The fellows, representing affected community members, advocates, and early career researchers from five different countries, have come together for a skill-sharing and co-creation program featuring a lineup of workshops led by advocacy experts from around the world. Over the course of the fellowship, the budding TB vaccine advocates will also join forces to develop a collaborative advocacy campaign that will be launched ahead of World TB Day on 24 March.
Read MoreTB advocates call on Europe to fulfil commitments for new TB vaccines
As representatives of communities affected by tuberculosis (TB) – including survivors, researchers and civil society organizations – we demand long overdue global investments in the research and development of new TB vaccines commensurate with the disease’s devastating impact. The sixth Global Forum on TB Vaccines will be virtually hosted by Toulouse, France this February 22–25…
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