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ACTION presents Health SWAPS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Delivering on the Promise? Moderated by Robert Hecht Managing Director, Results for Development Institute Wednesday, June 16, 2010 7:00pm–9:00pm *Food and drinks will be served* at the Omni Shoreham Hotel (Capitol Room) 2500 Calvert Street...

A Satellite Session at the 2nd TB Conference June 3, 2010; 16:00 – 18:00 MR 11, ICC, Durban Community engagement in TB drug research is growing practice, made possible by the fact that several new drug candidates are entering clinical trials. This roundtable will provide a forum for dialogue...

Global Health Council On May 20, the Center hosted a briefing with leading scientists and advocates on combating the dual epidemics of HIV and TB: Changing Course: Stemming the Deadly Twin Epidemics of HIV and Tuberculosis . A complete wrap-up of the event can be found at this online press room ...

TBVI The University of Zaragoza (Spain), together with TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative (TBVI) and the Spanish Fundación Ramón Areces, presents an international symposium: “Research and Development of new Tuberculosis Vaccines”. This symposium will be held on 3 and 4 June in Zaragoza, Spain. During...

Open Forum 4: Key Issues in TB Drug Development August 18-19, 2010 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia REGISTER NOW FOR: Open Forum 4: Key Issues in TB Drug Development August 18-19, 2010 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia International Conference to address regulatory challenges to TB drug development in Africa. Don’t...

NYAS On April 6 th , the New York Academy of Sciences hosted a mini-symposium entitled ‘Tuberculosis: Novel Therapies through Knowledge of the Genetics of the Causative Agent.’ The five research scientists who presented were: William R. Jacobs, Jr . (Albert Einstein College of Medicine),...

worldTBday.org This Wednesday, March 24 th , is World TB Day. With 1.7 million people dying every year and one-third of the world infected, the time to act is now! Follow the day’s events at http://www.WorldTBDay.org . State-by-state activities can also be found at the CDC’s website by clicking...

NYAS In more than 10 years since the sequence of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome was published, the genetic information of the pathogen and genetic tools have shifted the emphasis of TB drug research. This symposium highlights how they are utilized in the quest for novel TB regimens. This...

From the TB Alert press release: New TB Campaign is Offering Free TB Awareness Resources www.thetruthabouttb.org African HIV Policy Network (AHPN) , together with TB Alert , the UK’s national tuberculosis charity, is encouraging black African organisations to get involved in World TB Day, and is...

Dr. Jacques Grosset On November 13, 2009, people gathered at Johns Hopkins University to celebrate the work and life of Dr. Jacques Grosset , a legend in TB research.