Countries promise stronger tuberculosis responses

The Nigerian discussion emphasized that medicinal knowledge belongs to practitioners and requires appropriate protection when used in research or production.

An official discussion connected traditional practitioners with national health policy on African Traditional Medicine Day.

The day’s reporting foregrounded the rights of knowledge holders whose practices and recipes could otherwise be appropriated.

At a UN high-level meeting, governments set targets to expand TB prevention and care.

The political declaration urged better access to diagnosis and treatment.

The 2018 pledges were policy commitments, not proof that tuberculosis had ended.

Governments endorsed a declaration committing to stronger primary health care.

The new declaration followed the 1978 commitment to health for all.

Delegates placed community-based primary care at the centre of health-system plans.

The conference emphasized equity, access and cooperation across sectors.