TB

Speaking at the G20 Health Ministers’ meeting in South Africa, Nick warned that it would be a tragedy if the world failed to deliver an effective new TB vaccine.

In questions in the House of Lords Nick points out that the world remains dramatically off-target to beat TB by 2030.

In a video message Nick says that while the fight to beat the world’s deadliest infectious disease faces new challenges there is still hope that we can beat TB.

Ahead of World TB Day Nick asked a question in the House of Lords about the need for the Government to maintain TB programmes when the US has cut funding.

Together with his co-founder of the Global TB Caucus and Africa Region Co-Chair, Hon Stephen Mule MP from Kenya, Nick spoke to MPs in the Green Chamber of the House of Representatives in Abuja.

Nick calls for TB to be addressed at the upcoming High Level Meeting on Anti Microbial Resistance at the UN

Speaking at the Union conference in Paris, Nick calls for political commitments to end TB to be translated into action.

Speaking in the House of Lords on World Aids Day, Nick calls for action to tackle both the HIV/AIDS and TB pandemics

In the House of Lords Nick says that the rediscovery of polio in the UK is a reminder that such diseases are not truly beaten until they are eradicated globally

In a House of Lords debate on overseas aid Nick calls for vital funding of TB research & development to be restored as soon as possible.

On World TB Day, Nick secures a Private Notice Question in the House of Lords to call for action to fight the disease

In the House of Lords Nick call for action to end the tuberculosis epidemic which still claims 1.5 million lives a year

In the House of Lords Nick calls for investment in TB vaccine research to be protected

The Guardian reports that Nick and senior parliamentarians have written to the Foreign Secretary raising their grave concern about cuts to the global health research budget.

“We need to raise our voices again” — Nick calls for new action to End TB at the Union World Conference on Lung Health.

Nick makes his maiden speech in the House of Lords in the Second Reading debate on the Fire Safety Bill

Nick’s request for DfID Ministers to support the Global Fund, and suggestion during Business Questions for a debate on the same.

Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert met the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations last week to discuss ambitious targets to end the Tuberculosis epidemic.

Nick’s speech in the debate to mark World TB Day, encouraging greater commitment in the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease, tuberculosis.

In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick discusses upcoming debates on TB and fracking and lays out the next steps in the Brexit process.

In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick discusses his ongoing campaign for action to tackle tuberculosis globally and the threat posed by this curable disease.

Nick calls for a debate to mark World TB Day, to raise awareness of the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease, tuberculosis.

Nick’s article for The Guardian discussing the campaign to end tuberculosis at the United Nations’ High Level Meeting on TB.

In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer,  Nick discusses his campaign at the United Nations to end tuberculosis.

In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer,  Nick discusses another busy week in the life of an MP, including his campaigns on West Sussex heritage, rail service and environmental planning permissions for fracking.

In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer,  Nick discusses another busy week in the life of an MP.

In advance of the forthcoming UN High Level Meeting on TB, Nick speaks in a Commons debate, which he secured.

Nick’s article on 4 June for Parliament’s “House” magazine, jointly authored with Virendra Sharma MP.