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Honoring our Heroes; Dr. Lucica Ditiu
The world has made significant stride in the fight against TB over the last two decades. Efforts by communities, governments and global health partners have led to a decline in the number of new TB infections and saved millions of lives. Treatment for people with TB in particular has registered great success because of determination and effective leadership.
TB Champion of the Decade
As we celebrate the Ethiopian New year, the TB community in Ethiopia want to honor and celebrate, thousands of health care professionals across the globe who have shared unwavering support toward ending TB. Their commitment averts the death of millions of people, help us to find missed people with TB.
“she has transformed TB community engagement and gone far from expected to empower affected communities. “
In this special occasion, we would want to single out the tremendous work of Stop TB Partnership an organization that has put a lot of efforts to profile TB and support community participation in TB response especially in the Africa region. We would want give special recognition to the Executive Director, Dr. Lucica Ditiu, the executive director, for her leadership in the organization and for her commitment and dedication to the global goal of ending TB by 2030.
Hard Talk: Why We Need to Change the Way We Think and Speak TB! Dr Lucica Ditiu
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
We appreciate Dr. Lucica for her leadership in garnering political commitment through the special session granted at the United Nations High Level Meeting in 2018 that brought world leaders together to deliberate on their role in ending TB globally. Through her leadership, TB can now be said to be high on the political agenda.
We have come a long and cumbersome way over the past two decades, we would like to encourage all to keep the spirit love and friendship to see a world free of TB, where no one dies of this preventable and curable disease. A world where no one suffers catastrophic costs from TB, and a world where human rights for TB patients are upheld. Dr. Lucica has also incessantly called for all stakeholders to take up their positions in TB response to realize an end to the disease in line with the Sustainable development goals.
In our fight to end TB, the collective need of having committed leadership is indispensable. The TB community in Ethiopia is behind you and awaiting your continued leadership to see the end of TB in Ethiopia and beyond.
We hope, during the upcoming launch of the UNSG's Report (Progress and Multisectoral Action Towards Achieving Global Targets to End TB) renew our friendship, hold hand to hand to fight our common enemy, TB.