News Stories 2009
End-of-year statement from Executive Secretary Dr Marcos Espinal
December 2009
December 2009
Launch of the 3rd round of the Stop TB Challenge Facility for Civil Society
10 December 2009
Global tuberculosis control: a short update to the 2009 report
8 December 2009
Year of the Lung Kicks Off in Cancun
6 December 2009
World TB Day 2010 campaign will highlight innovations in the global fight against tuberculosis
4 December 2009
Recipients of 2009 Kochon Prize Announced
4 December 2009
New partnership to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis
3 December 2009
Winner of the Images to Stop Tuberculosis Award announced
3 December 2009
Winners of Stop TB journalism award announced
3 December 2009
Government funding for TB research outstripped by philanthropic grants
3 December 2009
UN Special Envoy visiting Africa, challenging countries to tackle tuberculosis
1 December 2009
"Luís Figo and the World Tuberculosis/HIV Cup" event in Kenya
1 December 2009
30 November 2009
Stop TB Partnership releases progress report on the Global Plan to Stop TB
12 November 2009
Countries have unprecedented success on TB proposals for Global Fund Round 9
12 November 2009
Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board meeting opens
6 November 2009
TB community mourns the loss of research pioneer Sir John Crofton
4 November 2009
Spain renews its commitment to the global fight against tuberculosis
3 November 2009
Stop TB Partnership applauds US global health coalition recommendations to the Obama Administration
29 October 2009
National Partnership launched in Morocco
24 October 2009
New laboratory initiative launched by Netherlands-based partners
15 October 2009
TB awareness campaign launched in Moldova
14 October 2009
Florida State University researches receive NIH grant for basic research on TB drugs
8 October 2009
Interim leadership announced for the Global Drug Facility
7 October 2009
Luis Figo and the World Tuberculosis Cup launched in Italy
5 October 2009
UNITAID launches thank-you campaign
28 September 2009
UN Special Envoy reports back on his commitment with the Clinton Global Initiative
23 September 2009
Global health partners gather in New York to honour the Global Fund
22 September 2009
3 September 2009
Rwanda leading the way in jointly tackling TB and HIV
1 September 2009
German research centre opens photo exhibit on tuberculosis
27 August 2009
Comprehensive web site on TB diagnosis now live
12 August 2009
Clinton Foundation teams up with Pfizer and Matrix to reduce cost of HIV and TB drugs
6 August 2009
International AIDS Society pre-meeting calls for new research commitment
21 July 2009
Images to Stop Tuberculosis Award Competition now open for entries
20 July 2009
Stop TB Partners on high-level visit to South Africa
16 July 2009
16 July 2009
G8 leaders commend achievements on TB and TB/HIV, but call for more commitment
8 July 2009
Stop TB Partnership highlighted at the High-level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council
6 July 2009
MTV premieres a special report about footballer Luis Figo and his role as a Stop TB Ambassador
1 July 2009
Stop TB Partnership Japan launches research fund
1 July 2009
New study confirms economic benefits of Global Plan implementation in Africa
30 June 2009
Stop TB Afghanistan launches a sub-national partnership
28 June 2009
Multidrug-resistant TB crisis subject of the Pacific Health Summit
18 June 2009
Becton, Dickinson and Company and FIND collaborate to reduce liquid culture test costs
17 June 2009
Animated cartoon featuring Luís Figo launched at charity football match
13 June 2009
South African woman whose radio diary reached millions dies from complications of HIV + MDR-TB
12 June 2009
Stop TB Ambassador Luis Figo to play a charity match in Geneva
4 June 2009
27 May 2009
World Health Assembly passes resolution on prevention and control of MDR-TB and XDR-TB
22 May 2009
Documentary on TB in the US a wake-up call for many
22 May 2009
Television star appointed as Stop TB Ambassador in Jordan
10 May 2009
German scientists bring TB research up close and personal
9 May 2009
New TB vaccine candidate enters Phase IIb clinical trial in South Africa
22 April 2009
6 April 2009
National Stop TB Partnership launched in the Dominican Republic
1 April 2009
1 April 2009
HIV-related TB deaths higher than past estimates
24 March 2009
24 March 2009
Landmark international meeting on tuberculosis opens in Brazil
23 March 2009
TB awareness on the fashion agenda in Montreal
5 March 2009
Stop TB Partnership congratulates AR Rahman for his Oscar win
23 February 2009
Creation of Stop TB Partnership Syria announced at Eastern Mediterranean Coordinating Board Meeting
16 February 2009
A Valentine’s treat for people who care about stopping TB
14 February 2009
Figo observes a moment of silence - for all the people losing their lives to tuberculosis
9 February 2009
Stop TB Partnership and the Global Fund sign Memorandum of Understanding
6 February 2009
Stop TB Partnership welcomes appointment of new president of the Global Business Coalition
27 January 2009
Senior Scientific Adviser appointed to the Stop TB Research Movement
21 January 2009
12 January 2009
In This Section
News writers:
Sam Nuttall
Vittorio Cammarota
Young-Ae Chu
Jenniffer Dietrich
Elisabetta Minelli