![]() ![]() ![]() Health officials of Mexicali and Imperial County are already collaborating closely to develop and implement binational TB control strategies. TB is an urgent threat to public health along the US-Mexico border and demands action from health officials, policymakers, and civil society in both countries. ![]() Video coverage from the event is available here. In the presence of dozens of health officials from Baja California and California, Mayor del Pilar Ávila Olmeda and Secretary Pérez Rico pledged their support for eliminating tuberculosis and expressed their hope for Mexicali being a leader in the region for this cause. As part of the event, Nicholson delivered an address and presentation on comprehensive strategies to eliminating TB as part of ZTBI, as well as opportunities for TB program strengthening in Mexicali. On December 17, 2019, the mayor of Mexicali, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, and Secretary of Health of Baja California, Alonso Pérez Rico, signed a declaration committing the city of Mexicali, Baja California the latest addition to the Zero TB Initiative (ZTBI).Įxecutive Director of Advance Access & Delivery (AA&D) Tom Nicholson, Global Program Officer Amanda Brumwell, and Data for Action Program Fellow Jade Tso were in attendance for the declaration signing and for critical programmatic meetings following the signing. ![]()
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