Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 47065

Disease Control: International Cooperation

Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Sojan Joseph

LabourAshford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help tackle (a) tuberculosis and (b) other illnesses.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The UK has played a significant role with international counterparts to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in recent decades.Since 2002, TB deaths have been reduced by 36 per cent in countries where the Global Fund invests. The UK is a leading donor to the Global F...

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