News and Events Archive
Stop TB Kenya begins the partnering process
Submitted by Stop TB Kenya - October 2011
The partnering process is a fundamental step in any partnership, and the Kenya Stop TB Partnership is ready to take this important step. The partnering process is a way to formalize ties with partners, identify the roles and responsibilities of partners, and map resources (financial, material and human resources!) that partners can contribute in order to reduce overlap or waste and increase efficiency and efficacy. A sustainable partnership is created when a successful partnering process in complete. Read more [.pdf].
Jeddah Stop TB Group and Stop TB Italia share experiences
Submitted by the Jeddah Stop TB Group and Stop TB Italia - October 2011
A recent meeting between Jeddah Stop TB Group and Stop TB Italia allowed both partnerships to share their best practices and lessons learnt. Although regional meetings between partnerships often bring together national groups, these two partnerships remind us that international sharing of experiences can bring fresh ideas and a new perspective to a national strategy. A successful meeting between the two partnerships will build a lasting relationship between the two countries and discussion of collaborative projects in Africa is already in the works. Read more [.pdf].
Civil society expands service delivery through Project Axshya in Andhra Pradesh
Submitted by TB Alert, India - September 2011
In India, partners of the Partnership for TB Care and Control (PTCC) began Project Axshya (meaning TB-Free) which involves civil society organizations for greater expansion in hard-to-reach areas. The project will reach 750 million in 374 districts in 23 states of India by 2015. Project Axshya in Andhra Pradesh began with a signing of a MoU between TB Alert India and World Vision for collaboration on 8 July, 2011. Read more [.pdf]
Stop TB Italia raises awareness in a Symposium on TB
Submitted by Stop TB Italia - September 2011
Stop TB Italia and the Permanent Training Center on Tuberculosis are organizing the symposium "Tuberculosis: a complicated disease" on 14-15 October in Monza, Italy. The goal of the symposium is to remind Italians that based on recent events, it is clear that TB has not been eliminated in Italy and remains a global health challenge. Read more [.pdf]. Read the report [.pdf]
Making Strides in ACSM in Pakistan
Submitted by Pakistan Stop TB Partnership - August 2011
Three separate ACSM orientation sessions were held in Pakistan to train partners in the public and private sectors. The first was an advocacy and communication training on writing stories about patients successfully completing TB treatment. The other orientation sessions were for training young volunteers on TB-related issues and educating members of the provincial assembly about TB to motivate them to implement DOTS programs in their districts.
Read more [.pdf].
Ramadan campaign generates donations for TB patients and their families in Afghanistan
Submitted by Stop TB Afghanistan - July 2011
Stop TB Partnership Afghanistan announced its Ramadan campaign to generate donations for TB patients and their families in Kabul on July 10. A month long campaign by the Board, partners and the secretariat will target business community, individual and organizational philanthropists to seek funds in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more [.pdf].
The Partnership for TB Care and Control in India organized two regional consultations to enhance India’s battle against tuberculosis
Submitted by the Partnership for TB Care and Control in India - April 2011
The Partnership for TB Care and Control in India continues its regional consultations with the objective to provide a common platform to the partners to discuss the challenges of implementing the TB programme in the field, possible solutions, and actions from the civil society to implement these solutions. Read more [.pdf].
Renowned human rights activist to chair Stop TB Afghanistan
Submitted by Stop TB Afghanistan - March 2011
Dr. Sima Samar, well known human rights activist, politician and women rights supporter has joined Stop TB partnership Afghanistan as Chair person of its Coordinating Board. Read more [.pdf].
Government workers and private physicians ink manifesto against TB in The Philippines
Submitted by PhilCAT - February 2011
On two separate occasions, government health workers, national government agency representatives and private physicians from 22 provinces signed the manifesto of support for the public-private mix DOTS (PPMD) initiative, in an intensified effort to combat the deadly yet curable disease, tuberculosis. Read more [.pdf].
Public-Private Mix DOTS initiative gives hope to Mamanwas
Submitted by PhilCAT - February 2011
Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among the Mamanwa communities in Surigao del Norte. For this, the Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) in the province has sought the involvement of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) agency to strengthen the campaign against TB, especially among vulnerable groups like the Mamanwas. Read more [.pdf].
Stop TB Canada symposium at The Union North American Regional meeting
Submitted by Stop TB Canada - February 2011
Stop TB Canada held a symposium at the Union's North American Regional meeting, in Vancouver on 24 February 2011. Two hundred delegates attended presentations on global TB trends, impact of social determinants, importance of strengthened program and funding issues, by video conference from Geneva. The presenters Mario Raviglione, Knut Lonnroth, Ernesto Jaramillo and Andrea Panoja generated lively discussion. The session was followed by wonderful presentations on Canadian projects and research partnerships abroad.
Eastern region meet to enhance India’s battle against tuberculosis
Submitted by the Partnership for TB Care and Control in India - February 2011
The Partnership for TB Care and Control in India met on 17-18 February 2011 at Patna for the Eastern region to discuss the challenges of implementing the TB programme in the field, possible solutions, and actions from the civil society to implement these solutions. Read more [.pdf].
Jeddah Stop TB sets up medical help call centres
Submitted by The Jeddah Stop TB Group - February 2011
The Jeddah Stop TB Group called upon medical professionals who wish to volunteer their time to help those affected by the floods that ravaged sections of the city. The group, which has thus far mobilized more than 400 medical volunteers, is relying upon the Internet for communications. Read more
All sectors get involved in India’s battle against tuberculosis
Submitted by The Partnership for TB Care and Control in India - January 2011
The Partnership for TB Care and Control in India met in January 2011 to discuss recommendations for Phase III of the national TB programme. Participants discussed the challenges of implementing the TB programme in the field, possible solutions, and actions from the civil society to implement these solutions. Read more on the event [.pdf].
This consultation was the latest step of a participatory process facilitated by the Secretariat of the Partnership, with the aim to collate the contributions of all partners into the planning of the national TB programme. Read more on the process [.pdf] and final document [.pdf].
Stop TB Partnership Korea announced its new beginning
Submitted by the Stop TB Partnership Korea - December 2010
The Stop TB Partnership Korea Secretariat announced that the Partnership was launched at the 1st Stop TB Partnership Korea committee plenary meeting held in the National Assembly hall. The Partnership aims at mobilizing public interests and participation by improving awareness and promoting the importance of prevention and eradication of TB. For more information, click here [.pdf].
Stop TB partnerships at country level meet at
The Union Conference in Berlin, 11 - 15 November 2010
Focal points of national stop TB partnerships met in Berlin in the occasion of The Union Conference in Berlin on 11-15 November 2010.
For more information click here.
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