Lord Fowler To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to support the global fund on HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. My Lords, this short debate is about the importance of the global fund. I saw the global fund at its beginning, when Richard...
Baroness Hayman To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in combating neglected tropical diseases since the London declaration on NTDs of January 2012. My Lords, much has been achieved since the signing of the London declaration on neglected tropical diseases a year ago today....
Lord Fowler To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for helping the development of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Lord Fowler My Lords, first, I very much welcome the number of speakers who have put their names down for this short debate,...
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con) It is an honour, Mr Williams, to serve under your chairmanship. I declare an interest as the chairman of the all-party group on neglected tropical diseases. NTDs are a group of diseases that affect more than 1 billion people around the world. They...
Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con) 6. What steps his Department is taking to tackle malaria in developing countries. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr Stephen O'Brien) The UK Government are committed to helping halve malaria deaths in at least 10 of the worst affected countries by...
Baroness Hayman To ask Her Majesty’s Government what international support they expect to receive for the new Department for International Development initiative to combat neglected tropical diseases announced on 21 January. Baroness Northover The Government have just announced a fivefold increase in support for neglected tropical diseases. This...
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central) (Lab) 5. What assistance his Department is providing for research into the treatment of malaria. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr Stephen O'Brien) The Government are committed to a significant increase in our support to help reduce the terrible scourge of...
Resistance to Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs), the most effective drugs we have to tackle malaria, is growing. It is already a significant threat to health in Southeast Asia and will be a global threat if it spreads further. Given the urgency of the situation, the...
Date: 11 September 2018 Time: 4-5 pm Location: Committee Room 7 Discussion topic: Pending...
On 24 July 2018 the UK government will co-host its first ever Global Disability Summit with the International Disability Alliance and the Government of Kenya. The summit will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London and will bring together more than 700 delegates from governments, donors,...
