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 Questions & Answers Each year, nearly 9 million people get TB of whom 2 million die of the disease. Nearly 2 billion people, equal to a third of the world's total population, are infected with TB bacilli, the microbes that cause TB. We have made tremendous progress in most areas of the world with more than 21 million TB patients having been treated under DOTS programmes since 1995, but much work remains to be done. The Stop TB Partnership has set targets of halving 1990 prevalence and death rates by 2015 in support of the Millennium Development Goals. The Partnership's new Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015 is a robust strategic blueprint that lays out how these targets can be reached. If fully implemented it will enable the treatment of 50 million people for TB, save 14 million lives, and lead to the development of powerful new TB tools that will be vital to eliminating TB by 2050. But fully implementing the Global Plan will only be possible if there is sufficient political and financial commitment. To understand how important funding this plan is, key policy makers need to hear from all of us. What is The Call to Stop TB? The Call to Stop TB is a campaign to rally people to fight TB by endorsing a call for full financing and implementation of the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015. In particular, we are seeking endorsements from representatives of organizations. The Call to Stop TB is engaging both established TB partners and others who share our concern that TB can and must be addressed to prevent needless deaths and alleviate poverty. Endorsements will be collected and will be presented at key political events in an effort to raise the profile of TB on political and development agendas. TB is often thought of as an ancient disease that plagued communities in years gone by, not as a current threat. Nothing could be further from the truth. TB kills more people today than ever before in history and remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, one that is airborne and can cross borders with ease. The Call to Stop TB will raise awareness of TB and the opportunity to make significant inroads against the disease. Health care organizations, community members, advocates, health workers and others can speak with one voice through this campaign. Together, we can raise awareness about TB, and the urgent need for investment in the Global Plan. What is the goal of the Call to Stop TB? The goal of the Call to Stop TB is to raise awareness about TB and galvanize support for the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015 from the world’s governments, organizations, civil society, corporations and individuals. How can I get involved? There are several things you can do to support the Call to Stop TB. We will be launching the Call at World TB Day 2006 events world wide. Here’s what you can do: Before World TB Day Support the Call to Stop TB - Sign on to the Call to Stop TB before it is formally launched. If possible, provide us with a logo and quote that could be used on the Call to Stop TB web page. Please send your materials to: Because@calltostoptb.org. Host a button on your website - Put a link to the Call to Stop TB on your web site and help us drive internet traffic to the Call to Stop TB web site. This will help gather support for the signature campaign and strengthen the message to decision makers. Details regarding linking to the Call to Stop TB can be found here. Contact other organizations in your network immediately and ask them to support the Call to Stop TB. We want to publicly launch the Call to Stop TB in conjunction with World TB Day 2006 with as much support as possible, especially from organizations and individuals that can influence others. On World TB Day Include the Call to Stop TB in your World TB Day activities. The Call to Stop TB can be an advocacy tool for whatever messages you are promoting during World TB Day. Announce the Call to Stop TB, and have people sign the Call at your WTBD event. You can also send a WTBD announcement on listservs on which you are active, and provide a link from your web site to the Call to Stop TB page. We will provide you with a "button" link you can put on your site. After World TB Day After World TB Day your continued outreach will be crucial to expand the Call to Stop TB and demonstrate growing support for the Global Plan prior to the G8 summit and other important events. Please continue to spread the word. Visit the Call to Stop TB web site and download a paper version of the Call to Stop TB. Collect signatures at meetings and conferences, in your workplace -- wherever. Use these endorsements for your own advocacy work to Stop TB locally, and send copies to the address below for use in global advocacy efforts. Who is working on the Call to Stop TB? A broad group of organizations have agreed to provide support for The Call to Stop TB. Global Health Strategies (GHS), a Stop TB Partner, will be acting as the initial Secretariat for the Call. The Stop TB Partnership strongly supports this initiative. The Partnership is a consortium of more than 450 organizations committed to ending TB in our lifetime. But success depends on partners and supporters who can mobilize others to sign on to the Call to Stop TB and support the Global Plan. Where will our voices be heard? The Call to Stop TB will be used as an advocacy tool to show decision makers that the Global Plan has strong support. A successful Call to Stop TB will show support from countries and constituencies at all levels from around the world to help target our efforts. There are several important events at which it will be very important to show broad-based international support for the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015. These include:
Who should I contact for more information about the Call to Stop TB, to request materials on CD, or to submit copies of endorsements? The Call to Stop TB Secretariat Global Health Strategies (GHS) |
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