News Stories 2011
End-of-year message from Dr Lucica Ditiu, Executive Secretary of the Stop TB Partnership
19 December 2011
Mensaje de fin de año de la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Alianza Alto a la Tuberculosis
19 December 2011
Celebrities from eight countries join forces to raise the profile of TB
08 December 2011
South Africa calls for zero deaths from TB and HIV in first integrated national plan
02 December 2011
Statement from Lucica Ditiu, Executive Secretary of the Stop TB Partnership, on World AIDS Day 2011
01 December 2011
Lucica Ditiu calls for more anger and bolder targets in the struggle against tuberculosis
07 November 2011
04 November 2011
International Roadmap for Tuberculosis Research launched at the World Conference on Lung Health
29 October 2011
27 October 2011
UN MDG Comic Book featuring Stop TB Ambassador Luis Figo awarded Peace and Sports Award
26 October 2011
26 October 2011
Funding for TB research and development was flat in 2010 compared to 2009
26 October 2011
Winstone Zulu, international TB/HIV advocate, has passed away
14 October 2011
13 October 2011
WHO says progress on TB is at risk from underfunding
13 October 2011
Educational website uses photography to take the fight against tuberculosis to the classroom
12 October 2011
European Union invests 30 million Euros in new vaccine research programme
01 October 2011
Stop TB Partnership urges bolder action on TB at "Every Woman, Every Child" event
20 September 2011
Action plan on drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe could save 120 000 lives
14 September 2011
Model and entertainer JOY appointed as Stop TB Ambassador in Japan
07 September 2011
WHO and the Union launch collaborative framework on TB and diabetes
31 August 2011
Meeting of Indian manufacturers spurs coordinated action on the global shortage of TB drugs
29 August 2011
Global experts turn to India as a key pathfinder on battling tuberculosis
29 August 2011
Round 11 Global Fund launch: Let's make it a TB round!
15 August 2011
BAYER to provide second-line drugs to the Global Drug Facility
15 August 2011
New TB vaccine enters proof-of-concept trial in people living with HIV in Senegal and South Africa
11 August 2011
Aeras to work with China National Biotech Group on developing TB vaccines
26 July 2011
25 July 2011
WHO warns against the use of inaccurate blood tests for active tuberculosis
20 July 2011
Rapid TB test more effective than traditional diagnostics for detecting cases among children
17 July 2011
Top professionals join forces in think tank on TB advocacy
08 July 2011
Recognizing excellence in the fight against TB: Kochon Prize calls for nominations by 31 July
30 June 2011
2011 Images to Stop Tuberculosis photo award invites entries
24 June 2011
MSF launches new series of blogs by MDR-TB patients
24 June 2011
Drug shortages lead to interrupted TB treatment in a third of UK health centres
11 June 2011
UN special envoy gives impassioned speech on integrating TB care with the AIDS response
10 June 2011
Leaders on TB and HIV efforts pledge to work in partnership to save a million lives
06 June 2011
06 June 2011
Chinese singer Peng Liyuan appointed goodwill ambassador for TB and HIV/AIDS
03 June 2011
Mobile phones and financial incentives help Karachi hospital double case detection rates
01 June 2011
TDR wins the 2011 Gates Award for Global Health
17 May 2011
US study finds simpler, more effective treatment option for latent TB infection
16 May 2011
South African National AIDS Council ponders name change as HIV/TB rises up the agenda
11 May 2011
Girl's life saved by novel two-drug therapy for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
10 May 2011
Large and irregular private sector market for TB drugs risks fuelling drug resistance
04 May 2011
TB REACH announces successful applicants for Wave-2 funding
04 May 2011
Diabetics up to five times more likely to contract tuberculosis
03 May 2011
01 May 2011
Four-in-one TB pill could help reduce drug-resistance
15 April 2011
TB workers on two-wheels bring faster diagnosis and better treatment in Lesotho
14 April 2011
Musician Obour named as national TB ambassador for Ghana
13 April 2011
One-stop TB labs to bring faster, more cost-effective diagnosis to Malawi
08 April 2011
WHO calls for urgent action against drug resistance
07 April 2011
Canada pledges further support for TB care in Afghanistan
06 April 2011
US global health leaders open 20th Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board meeting
01 April 2011
Trio of African health ministers takes Washington by storm on Stop TB Partnership high-level mission
31 March 2011
More funding for TB research and development needed, new report says
29 March 2011
Global health leaders discuss new approach to tuberculosis vaccine funding
24 March 2011
Africa's first Xpert machine unveiled in Durban on World TB Day
24 March 2011
Swaziland declares tuberculosis a national emergency
24 March 2011
24 March 2011
24 March 2011
Partners call for increased commitment to tackle MDR-TB
23 March 2011
TB target: to find 3 million people not getting proper treatment
23 March 2011
New market dynamics needed for second-line TB drugs, say MSF and The Union
23 March 2011
UNITAID CALLS FOR INNOVATION AND MARKET APPROACHES TO BATTLE TB
23 March 2011
24-hour concert is back for World TB Day 2011
22 March 2011
Tuberculosis quiz for World TB Day now online
21 March 2011
On the move against TB campaign hits the road in Namibia
10 March 2011
World Health Day will draw attention to antimicrobial resistance
09 March 2011
Text messaging, mobile labs and cavaliers on the agenda as TB REACH grantees assess early impact
04 March 2011
Twenty-two civil society organizations to receive grants from the Stop TB Partnership
14 February 2011
3 partnerships letter of support for GFATM
04 February 2011
Archbishop Desmond Tutu scores a goal against TB
26 January 2011
World TB Day Campaign 2011 is now live
24 January 2011
24 January 2011
New executive secretary to head the Stop TB Partnership
19 January 2011
17 January 2011