| Secretary of State for International Development visits Target TB |
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Mr Alexander talked with local TB and HIV organisations about how we work to improve health services in some of the world’s poorest areas. Discussions particularly focused on the need to address the TB and HIV duel epidemics together, “if there’s an integrated threat there should be an integrated response”, said the Secretary of State. Other topics included the Department of International Development (DFID) policy on health systems, the effect of the financial crisis on aid to TB and HIV causes and the decreases in funding to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and to the Stop-TB Partnership. Douglas Alexander hopes the public will not fear a rising DFID budget during the financial crisis. Mr Alexander also gave a personal reflection on his recent trip to Ethiopia where he witnessed the devastation of TB and HIV first hand. To learn more about the TB-HIV dual epidemic click here to see Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) November 2008 issue ‘Prevent, Diagnose and Treat TB&HIV’. |
Target TB welcomed government minister Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, to open our new office on October 23rd 2008. David Lepper, local MP for Brighton and active supporter of Target TB, accompanied the Secretary of State for the office opening.