The First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera will hold a High-Level Breakfast to amply the missing voices in ending TB in Malawi scheduled to take place on Monday, November 18. Chief Advisor to the First Lady, Dr Michael Mkandawire announced at a press conference that the Breakfast platform coincides with the Global Fund Board meeting to be held in Lilongwe. “Together we will bring to the forefront the voices of TB patients, survi, vorsand community volunteers who face the disease everyday,” he said.
Adding that the patients and survivors’ experiences and insights are invaluable and they must light the way if the country is to make strides towards ending the disease. Mkandawire believed the breakfast meeting is an opportunity to highlight how investing in TB interventions supports broader healthcare goals. “Every step we take to expand access to care strengthens the foundation upon which we address all diseases ensuring no one is left behind,” he said.
Mkandawire stressed that the Breakfast is an appeal inviting global and regional leaders including the Global Fund Board members to help Malawi secure the resources needed to meet the national and global aspirations to end TB. He noted that the interactions at the High-Level Breakfast will inform strategies on how TB can be dealt with in terms of care, treatment and sustainable funding. First Lady Madam Chakwera is championing the fight to end TB both at national and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region level.
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