6 May 2008 -- Cairo -- The first lady of Egypt, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, was a speaker at the opening ceremony of the 14th Stop TB Coordinating Board Meeting, which coincided with the launch of a Regional Stop TB Partnership for the Eastern Mediterranean. In her remarks, Mrs Mubarak welcomed the initiative, which she said promised to be extremely beneficial. "I call on all people of influence and countries of the world to embrace a 'Culture of Giving' for such a noble cause - for it requires our full support and commitment," she said.
In her remarks, Irene Koek, Chair of the Board, noted that this is the first Coordinating Board held in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, and thanked Stop TB partners for their work in Egypt and the region. "The Stop TB Partnership is strongly committed to working together with Egypt and the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to strengthen the fight against TB," she said.
In the evening, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hosted a gala to celebrate WHO's 60th anniversary and the launch of the new regional Stop TB Partnership.
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First Lady of Egypt addresses the 14th Stop TB Coordinating Board
UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board focuses on TB
25 April 2008 Chiang Mai, Thailand - As a follow-up to a thematic session focusing on TB/HIV, the UNAIDS Coordinating Board today declared TB an urgent threat and called on member states to deliver integrated TB and HIV services that provide adequate TB infection control in HIV care settings. The Board also called on the international community, including governments, to address the resource gap for the prevention and treatment of TB in people living with HIV through its inclusion in the broader development agenda.
Read the decisions, recommendations and conclusions
Stop TB Ambassador Anna Cataldi makes high-level visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan
10 April 2008 -- Islamabad -- Stop TB Ambassador Anna Cataldi today concluded a twelve-day visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the aim of spurring greater commitment to TB control in both countries.
In Kabul Ms Cataldi presided over a consultative workshop, Voicing for the Unheard-Women & TB. The workshop, an initiative of the Ministry of Public Health and WHO Afghanistan, focused on the high proportion of women among people with TB in the country. In the concluding session Ms Cataldi called for greater support by national and international partners for confronting TB in Afghanistan. Read the whole story Videos
Announcements
Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize 2008
19 February 2008The Stop TB Partnership and the Kochon Foundation are pleased to announce nominations are open for the 2008 prize. The Prize is awarded to persons, institutions or organizations, which have made a major contribution to stopping tuberculosis. The deadline for submission is 11th April 2008. Click here to apply |
