The 18th meeting of the STAG-TB took place from 6-7 June 2018 in New York, USA. The meeting was organized by the WHO Global TB Programme (GTB), which provides the Secretariat for the advisory body.
At the time of the STAG-TB meeting, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was in the process of preparing for its first-ever high-level-meeting (HLM) on TB, held on 26 September 2018. The WHO Secretariat for STAG-TB was supporting UN Member States, with the WHO Office to the UN, the Office of the President of the General Assembly, in overall preparations for the UN HLM, including towards negotiations of the meeting’s political declaration. STAG-TB members had an opportunity to participate in the Interactive Civil Society Hearing on 4 June 2018 at UN Headquarters, as called for by the UNGA in its preparations for the HLM.
The Hearing brought together civil society representatives and other stakeholders in panel and open discussion on priorities for TB and ending the epidemic. The Hearing was organized and conducted by the President of the UNGA, with the support of WHO and the Stop TB Partnership.