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Announcement: Call for Applications for Membership of the Global GLC

28 Apr 2011
by Working Group
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The Stop TB Partnership and the World Health Organization are announcing a call for applications for members to serve on the Global GLC. Deadline for submission of applications is 16 May 2011.

A Global GLC Committee (the “gGLC”) is being established that will be 1) a sub-group of the MDR-TB Working Group of the Stop TB Partnership, and 2) an advisory committee to WHO, with a dual role of advising WHO and partners.

The Stop TB Partnership and WHO are announcing a call for applications for members to serve on the gGLC in 2011-2013.

Applicants are being sought to serve on the gGLC for the term July 2011 – June 2013.

Click here to download a .pdf with the Call for Applications and instructions on how to apply.

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