A declaration sets goals that need delivery

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.

Health leaders discussed funding, research and accountability for ending TB.

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.

Children began receiving the RTS,S vaccine through a routine immunization pilot.