(AGENPARL) – gio 23 marzo 2023 WHO Media
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Thursday 23 March 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY
Reminder: WHO global press conference today
When: Thursday, 23 March at 15.00 CET
Subject: World Tuberculosis Day and other global health issues
On 24 March, millions around the globe will come together to commemorate [World Tuberculosis Day](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail20.com/t/d-l-zhuljc-iitylyihjr-r/). The theme this year, ‘Yes! We can end TB!’, aims to inspire hope and encourage high-level leadership, increased investments, faster uptake of new WHO recommendations, and multisectoral collaboration to combat the TB epidemic.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, and WHO experts will also update on other global health issues and situations.
Special guests:
Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Assistant Director-General ad interim, Universal Health Coverage / Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
Jeff Acaba, a TB and HIV survivor from the Philippines, representing the civil society task force
Join by Zoom:
– Password: vpc+23TB
Join by phone:
– International numbers available: [https://who.zoom.us/u/aez52w6wqZ](https://worldhealthorganization.cmail20.com/t/d-l-zhuljc-iitylyihjr-j/)
Note to journalists:
The language of the press conference will be English.
Please ensure you enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet). Kindly note, only questions from media (one per journalist) are allowed. When you sign in you will be automatically put in the meeting room. To ask a question, please click “raise hand” and this will enter you into the queue for questions (it can be found under the tab: participants).
Please make sure you have a microphone connected or active on your computer. Do not ask questions via the chat as we cannot guarantee that we can incorporate them into the Q&A session.
WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behavior causes any disruption.
The event is also broadcast on WHO social media channels and you can follow it there.
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