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Write about equitable access to TB careThe Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are sponsoring their second joint essay competition on the occasion of Forum 11, the 2007 annual meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 29 October to 2 November 2007. Entries relating to some aspect of the overall theme of Forum 11: Equitable access, research challenges for health in developing countries are invited from young professionals working in or interested in the broad spectrum of health research for development. Rules, guidelines, principles, timeframe and prizes Staff members of the Global Forum or of the Lancet or their immediate families are ineligible to enter the competition, as are authors of commended and winning entries from 2006. For more information and online submission, see our website: http://www.globalforumhealth.org/ShLinks/Essay07.php Annual Photo ContestDeadline Extended to March 15, 2007The Global Health Council's Photography Contest is dedicated to drawing attention to health issues that have a global impact and to celebrate this year's conference theme, Partnerships: Working Together for Global Health. Each year, the Global Health Council holds a photography contest inviting both amateurs and professionals to submit selections of their work which clearly illustrate the theme of the Council’s core issues of women’s health, child health, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and emerging health threats. The Global Health Council recognizes the ability of photography to convey great emotional depth and understanding of issues which are often difficult to discuss, and seeks to highlight the important contributions to understanding and action made by the winner of the award. The winner's work will be prominently displayed at the conference and will appear in Global Health Council publications with attribution. Promoting Innovative Programs from the Developing World:
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Media and Events| Receipt of letters of interest | 10 November 2006 |
| Request for Proposal is sent to consultancies by the Stop TB Partnership | 13 November 2006 |
| Deadline for receipt of closed proposal bids | 13 December 2006 |
| Proposals reviewed by an independent panel | tbc |
| Notification sent to the successful agency | 18 December 2006 |
| TB in the news |
ACSM Working Group elections for Chair and Vice Chair
ACSM e-Update
Announcement: ACSM Working Group Meeting - 5 & 6 November 2007
European Regional Stop TB Partnership
G8 must commit itself to fighting TB
Tuberculosis and Air Travel
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: Italian health authorities trace flights of American with rare form of tuberculosis
African Nations Should Allocate Enough Funds, Implement Policies To Meet MDGs, Including Goals To Combat AIDS, TB, Malaria, Advocates Say
[Apr-16-2007]African countries should allocate sufficient funds and implement appropriate policies to achieve the U.N. Millennium Development Goals, which include targets to reduce HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, advocates said last week, Inter Press Service reports. Representatives from 143 member organizations of the African Civil Society Coalition on HIV/AIDS and Allies at the summit of African Union health ministers in Johannesburg, South Africa, urged African governments to set aside 15% of their national budgets for health care, as well as engage civil society and ministers to mobilize resources to combat TB. Countries also should aim during the next 10 years to bridge the funding gap for TB control of almost $11 billion, the coalition said. "We cannot meet the MDGs at this pace," Regis Mtutu of the Treatment Action Campaign said, adding, "We need to double up our efforts through some extraordinary work, particularly in the areas of HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria." The coalition presented a petition with the recommendations to the A.U. commission for health (Nduru, Inter Press Service, 3/12).
"TB patients: Some don’t... some do, Some won’t... some will"
The Lancet (www.thelancet.com)We read with interest the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC) published in the November, 2006 issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases (1). Focusing primarily on essential activities that all practitioners - public and private- should endorse regarding the management of patients diagnosed with suspected or confirmed tuberculosis, the ISTC brings to the forefront the responsibilities of all providers in delivering quality care to their patients. However, of equal interest is the recent publication of The Patients Charter for Tuberculosis Care (2) which addresses the rights and responsibilities of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis and which was developed in tandem with the ISTC. ...
Action for Global Health has been started simultaneously in Brussels, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. They are monitoring how the actions and policies of European governments affect health in developing countries. They are inviting other NGOs and civil society organisations to join with them to build a European campaign to ensure that governments, the private sector and European institutions fulfil the promises they have made to reduce the rates of infant and maternal mortality and slowing down the spread of transmissible diseases in the world's poorest countries. To find out more click the link above.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Special theme: tuberculosis control; Promising new tools for prevention, detection and cure; How reliable are the data?; The Global Drugs Facility; Barriers to completing treatment; Russian region reports progress; Public health classic: lessons from the past; Interview: Jorge Sampaio, UN special envoy to Stop TB
Global map reveals XDR-TB cases
This month, WHO Stop TB launches a global map illustrating countries where XDR-TB has been confirmed, to coincide with preparations for countries to carry out rapid surveys of drug-resistance, as recommended by the WHO Global Task Force on XDR-TB in October 2006. The surveys will estimate the extent of XDR-TB within at-risk populations, and indicate whether further investigations are required. Laboratory capacity is being strengthened as part of the surveillance strategy, to ensure patients will have improved access to diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB.
UNAIDS aligning with Stop TB
1 December, Geneva
Today Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS, called for a collective response to MDR and XDR-TB
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Dr Piots' speech to the Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board
WHO Press Release, Jakarta, Indonesia
29 November 2006 - Killer diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS are often forgotten while the whole world’s attention is now focusing on new emerging and epidemic/ pandemic potential diseases.
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