R&B singer Craig David has been named a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador against tuberculosis.
The pop star paid a visit to the UN headquarters in New York where he talked about doing his part to assist the global campaign to combat the disease.
He said: "To know that I can have the possibility of saving people's lives through my voice of music is why I'm here today. That's why I'm very happy to now become a Goodwill Ambassador, because I feel very passionate about this."
He added: "It is crazy to think that even in the developed world, that this is still very prevalent. I mean, we talk about third world countries and places in Europe, but in terms of knowing that in New York there's cases of tuberculosis within the poor and homeless. In London, it's the highest charting of tuberculosis in Western Europe which for me, living in London, I find very surprising."
The 28-year-old, who will work in conjunction with the Stop TB Partnership, was recently on a fact-finding mission in South Africa to learn more about the disease.
Stop TB Partnership executive secretary Dr. Marcos Espinal said tuberculosis remains a huge global challenge: "TB today is a huge pandemic, killing 1.8 million people every year, globally. There are 9 million new cases of tuberculosis every year."
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