On 5 December, a memorandum of cooperation in fighting TB was signed between the Association of Ukrainian Cities, “The Ukrainians Against TB” Foundation, “Stop TB Together” All-Ukrainian Coalition of Public Organisations and “Stronger Than TB” All-Ukrainian Association of People Who Overcame TB.
Participating in the ceremony of signing were Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities Oleksandr Slobozhan, Head of the Board of “The Ukrainians Against TB” Foundation Vitalii Rudenko, co-head of “Stop TB Together” All-Ukrainian Coalition of Public Organisations Sergiy Bortkevych, Head of the Board of “Stronger Than TB” All-Ukrainian Association of People Who Overcame TB Viktor Pylypenko.
The partnership provides for helping to implement measures aimed at overcoming TB in the country. It’s important not to lose energy, resources and pace for achieving the Third Goal of sustainable development – to put an end to the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and tropical diseases, especially given that the public health reform is under way.
According to the memorandum, the AUC and the signatory organisations will provide informational, educational, organisational and methodological support for practical developments, materials, trainings on topical issues in the area of TB control in the AUC member communities.
Consolidation of efforts and coordination of actions by the AUC and the public organisations will help us to create a healthy environment in the communities. We’re ready to engage in solving the top-priority tasks aimed at effective TB prevention in the communities, said Oleksandr Slobozhan.
By signing the Memorandum of Cooperation, the AUC and the member communities joined the implementation of the Global Stop TB Strategy for 2016-2035 and the State Strategy for Developing the System of Providing TB Medical Care for the Population adopted by the Government on 27 November 2019 which is aimed at overcoming the epidemic in the country.
For more information, see the AUC’s website www.auc.org.ua