Tuesday, June 6, 8:00–9:30am (New York)
In November, Ministers of Health and Finance from 56 of the most high burden TB countries will gather in Moscow for the first ever Ministerial Conference on TB. This webinar aims to provide participants with specific skills on how to engage policymakers ahead of this conference and identify opportunities for civil society engagement. Speakers will cover how to identify influential policymakers and engage them on TB, what messages resonate with policymakers, how to engage Parliamentarians, and identify opportunities for coordinated civil society engagement ahead of the Ministerial Conference.
Moderator: RD Marte, Executive Director, APCASO
Speakers:
* Dr. Ruth Labode, Member of Parliament, Zimbabwe. Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care. Co-Chair of Global Caucus of Parliamentarians Against TB for the SADC region
* Matt Oliver, Head of the Secretariat at the Global TB Caucus (@GlobalTBCaucus)
* Denis Godlevskiy, Europe Advocacy Director, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (@AIDSHealthcare)
* Rahab Mwaniki, Advocacy Manager, KANCO (@KancoKE)
Second of a two-part webinar series
