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31 Jan 2012
by Working Group

Posted in Action, Announcements, Events, TB News

News from the 21st Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board Meeting, Bangkok

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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).

20 Jan 2012

TB R&D Weekly Update: TDR Tuberculosis Strain Bank

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This week we highlight an article looking at the TDR Tuberculosis Strain Bank and its utility. Additional links to TB R&D news are included.

3 Nov 2011
by Working Group

Posted in Announcements, Front Lines of TB R&D, TB News

International TB Research Roadmap Launched!

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A plan targeting researchers around the world and providing them with a framework to achieve the research objectives of the the Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-2015 and beyond, towards elimination of TB, was launched on Saturday at the Union World Conference on Lung Health.

2 Nov 2011
by Working Group

Posted in Announcements, TB Drug Development, TB News

TB R&D Weekly Update: Progress in Development of New TB Drugs

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During last week, the Stop TB Partnership Working Group on New Drugs had a successful annual meeting in Lille, France, in conjunction with the 42nd Union World Conference. There were quite a few updates to the Global TB Drugs Pipeline showing progress toward the goal of better treatment for TB in all patient populations. Additional links to TB R&D news are included.

11 Oct 2011
by Working Group

Posted in Announcements, TB News

Press Release! WHO Warns of Consequences of Underfunding TB

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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports for the first time that the number of people falling ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year is declining. New data, published today in the WHO 2011 Global Tuberculosis Control Report, also show that the number of people dying from the disease fell to its lowest level in a decade.

13 Sep 2011
by Working Group

Posted in Action, Announcements, Events

REGISTRATION OPEN! WGND Annual Meeting and Dinner 2011

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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.

18 Aug 2011
by Working Group

Posted in Action, Announcements, Funding Opportunities

Global Fund Round 11 Launched!

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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.

Video: Jenniffer Dietrich, Challenge Facility for Civil Society

Jenniffer Dietrich, Stop TB Partnership

Jenniffer Dietrich is Technical Officer at the Challenge Facility for Civil Society of the Stop TB Partnership.

Call to Action–Save a million lives by 2015

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On June 6, 2011, the Stop TB Partnership launched the initiative Time to Act–Save a Million Lives by 2015 at the UN Headquarters at a reception hosted by Ray Chambers, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria and UN MDG Advocate. If you would like to respond to this call to action, visit www.action.org.

3 Jun 2011
by Working Group

Posted in Events

Call for 2011 Kochon Prize Nominations

The Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize supports the global fight against tuberculosis (TB). The Prize, consisting of a medal and US$ 65 000, is awarded once a year to persons, institutions, or organizations that have made a highly significant contribution to combating TB.