“The question in our mind is not can we put an end to tuberculosis, but rather — will we?”
That was the emotive question posed by Dr. Mark Dybul, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at the recent 45th Union for Lung Health Conference in Barcelona.
What is true for TB can be applied to the topic of health access across the board. Working toward universal health coverage is not always about reinventing the wheel, but sometimes simply about pushing the rolling wagon and helping people to jump on it.
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About the author
Sibylle Koenig
Sibylle Koenig is a development consultant and policy adviser with 10 years of experience in managing, monitoring and evaluating international aid programs and grant schemes, as well as advocacy. She has worked for a variety of organizations, including the European Commission, U.N. and bilateral aid agencies and NGOs in Latin America (4 years) and Europe, with extensive work travel to Africa (Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Kenya, Botswana) and Asia (Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, India, South Korea).
