UPDATE: Dr. Tedros received a hard copy of the statement with 86 signatories on 17 November. He agreed with civil society’s four points and discussed in relation to the statement:

• Having a civil society/community member open the conference
• Having targets be numbers, not percentages that can be manipulated
• Having targets at country level – including on R&D
• The need for an independent accountability mechanism that isn’t solely WHO

Report of the Informal Consultation Meeting of Civil Society Participants of the WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB with Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO 16 & 17 November 2017: Moscow

Download the complete statement with signatories.

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