The Stop TB Partnership — established by the World Health Assembly in May 2000 is a network of more than 600 countries, donors, national and international organizations, government and nongovernmental organizations, academics and individuals working together to reduce the toll of TB worldwide and ultimately achieve a world free of TB.

Our vision is a TB-free world. Children born since the year 2000 will see TB eliminated in their lifetimes.

Our missions are: to ensure that every person with TB has access to accurate diagnosis, effective treatment and cure; To stop the transmission of TB; to reduce the social and economic toll of TB; and to develop and implement new preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic tools and strategies to stop TB.

In 2006, the Stop TB Partnership launched the Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015. The plan provides a roadmap for engaging countries in the activities needed to implement the new Stop TB Strategy (2006-2015) developed by WHO. Full implementation of the plan will save approximately 14 million lives; provide treatment for 50 million people, including some 800 000 people with MDR-TB; expand access to quality diagnosis and treatment for everyone with TB; and provide antiretroviral therapy to about 3 million people who have both HIV infection and TB.

The Global Plan to Stop TB requires a shared investment of approximately US$5-6 billion per year by affected countries and donors.

Contributions fund a variety of activities around the world, including regional and national partner coordination; technical assistance; research; advocacy and communication; and the Global Drug Facility. Contributors may choose to fund any combination of Stop TB Partnership activities.