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		<title>WHO Releases Global Tuberculosis Report 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WHO released the Global Tuberculosis Report 2012 today.  The main highlights and additional coverage are included.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of the Good Participatory Practice Guidelines for TB Drug Trials</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stakeholder and Community Engagement Workgroup of the Critical Path to TB Drug Regimens initiative launches guidelines that will facilitate the involvement of communities and participants in the conduct of TB drug trials.]]></description>
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		<title>World TB Day!  Overview of Events, News and Messages</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, March 24, is officially World TB Day but there has been a stream of activities, publications, news and messages to let the world not forget about this major infectious disease killer that claims millions of lives each year.  We present links and summaries of events, publications, messages, and news coverage leading up to World TB Day.]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative Professional Development Resource for Clinical Researchers and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamzin_Furtado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We would like to share an exciting development in the field of global health, which has been launched in the last six months – an innovative professional membership scheme for tracking the continued professional development of clinical research staff across all types of trials and all regions.]]></description>
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		<title>News from the 21st Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board Meeting, Bangkok</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[he 21st Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board retreat and meeting officially started in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, January 29th with the official opening ceremony held yesterday January 30th. Included are some exciting news from the meeting courtesy of Mark Harrington, Executive Director of the Treatment Action Group (TAG). ]]></description>
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		<title>4th Annual G-FINDER Survey Released</title>
		<link>http://www.newtbdrugs.org/blog/4th-annual-g-finder-survey-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newtbdrugs.org/blog/4th-annual-g-finder-survey-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather_Ignatius</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the fourth annual G-FINDER survey tracking funding for research and development of neglected disease technologies was released.  This year’s report shows that funding for product development is on the decline and product development partnerships (PDPs) have been particularly hard hit, as eight of the top twelve public donors cut their funding in 2010. Now is a time of tremendous opportunity, with dozens of potential products within the reach of patients--donors must commit to taking them across the finish line.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO Alarmed by Rising Rates of Drug-Resistant TB in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.newtbdrugs.org/blog/who-alarmed-by-rising-rates-of-drug-resistant-tb-in-europe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Working Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, BBC News published an article on the WHO Plan entitled "Consolidated action plan to prevent and combat multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in the WHO European Region 2011–2015."   The plan outlines the problem as well as a solution that could save 120,000 lives if successful.  ]]></description>
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		<title>REGISTRATION OPEN! WGND Annual Meeting and Dinner 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.newtbdrugs.org/blog/registration-open-wgnd-annual-meeting-and-dinner-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We invite you to join us for the Stop TB Partnership Working Group on New Drugs’ Annual Meeting 2011 at the Grand Palais in Lille, France, on October 26. Also, we are sponsoring a dinner on October 25 at Le Barbue d’Anvers in Lille to allow our Sub-groups (Biology/Targets, Candidates, Critical Knowledge and Tools, and Clinical Trial Capacity) to meet and plan for activities for 2012. Please make plans to attend both events.]]></description>
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		<title>Global Fund Round 11 Launched!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Working Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stop TB Partnership has provided information and references to help partners to prepare a successful proposal to The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.  The call for Round 11 applications was released on August 15.  Go to http://www.stoptb.org/global/tbfriends/ to get more information.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Report:  The Millenium Development Goals 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.newtbdrugs.org/blog/report-the-millenium-development-goals-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations (UN) released a report on July 12 on the progress made thus far on the 8 Millennium Development Goals  (MDGs).  The eight MDGs include:  end poverty and hunger, universal education, gender equality, child health, maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, environmental sustainability, and global partnership.  Key highlights and additional coverage on the report are included. ]]></description>
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