Minister of Health Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim has stated that Maldives aims to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) before 2020. The Health Minister made the statement while addressing the press before departing to Moscow to attend the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era.
Minister Nazim said that the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB organised by World Health Organisation (WHO) would boost the Maldivian effort to eliminate TB before 2020. The conference will provide financial and practical assistance to Maldives, added the Minister.
Over 100 members including Ministers of Health of 70 countries are participating in the conference. The Global Ministerial Conference is held from November 16-18 in the Russian capital. The conference will be inaugurated by Russian President Vladmir Putin.
The WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era: A Multisectoral Response aims to accelerate implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy with immediate action addressing gaps in access to care and the MDR-TB crisis, in order to reach the End TB targets set by the World Health Assembly and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through national and global commitments, deliverables and accountability.