Advocacy and networking at the UN multi-stakeholder hearings on TB; Pandemic Prevention Preparedness and Response (PPPR); and Universal Health Care (UHC)- 2023

Working within the UK Academics and Professionals to End TB (UKAPTB) network, LIGHT participated in the three health multi-stakeholder hearings at the United Nations headquarters in New York in May 2023. LIGHT’s engagement continues during the negotiations of the Political Declarations and in support of high-level representation at the UN High-Level Meetings (HLMs) in September 2023 and for an announcement supporting UK TB research.

LIGHT also worked through UKAPTB and in collaboration with Campaigns in Global Health and Treatment Action Group, to support academics and healthcare workers from around the world through virtual and in-person briefings to explain the process of preparing for and engaging in the 2023 UN HLMs.

Campaigning also included a letter signed by over 130 leading academics and professionals, calling for the inclusion of researchers and healthcare workers in the UN HLMs and for them to be held during ‘Leaders Week’ when Heads of States attend the General Assembly nin September 2023. The letter was sent to the President of the UN General Assembly and the Co-facilitators of the meeting and was taken into consideration.