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30 June - Launch of 2020 Kochon Prize NominationsLaunch of 2020 Kochon Prize Nominations
Stop TB Partnership is pleased to launch the call for the 2020 Kochon Prize nominations.

24 June - USD 2.5 million to support TB communities and grassroots organizationsUSD 2.5 million to support TB communities and grassroots organizations
The Stop TB Partnership is pleased to announce the successful grantees under the Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS) 2020, which will support 31 organizations from 13 countries and six regions with grants ranging from USD 20 000 to USD 100 000, for a total of USD 2,5 million.

11 June - Child-Friendly Bedaquiline Available From Global Drug Facility’s...Child-Friendly Bedaquiline Available From Global Drug Facility’s Pediatric DR-TB Initiative
The Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility (GDF) today announced the addition of child-friendly bedaquiline 20mg tablets to the GDF Pediatric DR-TB Initiative. The US FDA approval of the medicine, on 27 May 2020, marks a new milestone for all-oral DR-TB regimens in children who are older than 5 years of age and weighing more than 15 kilograms.

10 June - Global Drug Facility to Distribute 100,000 Xpert...Global Drug Facility to Distribute 100,000 Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Tests for COVID-19
The Stop TB Partnership today announced that its Global Drug Facility (GDF) will distribute 100,000 Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2 tests donated by Cepheid towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

29 May - Stories of Hope during COVID-19Stories of Hope during COVID-19
Documented by: Dyuti Sen and Smriti Ridhi, Project Managers, Innovators in Health (TB REACH grantee)

27 May - IMPORTANT NEWS: INCREASED ACCESS TO PRETOMANID/BPaL...IMPORTANT NEWS: INCREASED ACCESS TO PRETOMANID/BPaL
On 28 October 2019, the Stop TB Partnership announced the addition of pretomanid to the Global Drug Facility (GDF) catalog as part of a BPaL regimen containing bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid. GDF supplies pretomanid to countries in accordance with WHO recommendations for people with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB when used under operational research conditions.

22 May - Stories of Hope during COVID-19Stories of Hope during COVID-19
Documented by: Dyuti Sen and Smriti Ridhi, Project Managers

15 May - Stories of Hope during COVID-19Stories of Hope during COVID-19
Documented by: Dyuti Sen and Smriti Ridhi, Project Managers, Innovators in Health (TB REACH grantee)

21 April - Four projects innovating the path to end TBFour projects innovating the path to end TB
Stop TB Partnership’s TB REACH initiative has been on the forefront of funding projects that leverage innovation and creativity in tackling these challenges.

08 April - We did a rapid assessment: the TB response is heavily impacted...We did a rapid assessment: the TB response is heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
We call on all governments to ensure continuity of services for people affected by TB with no interruption and no impact on quality

07 April - Apply Now! Quest 2020 LaunchedApply Now! Quest 2020 Launched
TB REACH initiative partners with India Health Fund to identify innovations in TB

27 March - Test Test Test! Test for TB! Test for COVID-19!Test Test Test! Test for TB! Test for COVID-19!
Xpert Express SARS-CoV-2 Cartridge now available from Global Drug Facility

25 March - Apply Now! TBREACH Wave 8 Call for Proposals LaunchedApply Now! TBREACH Wave 8 Call for Proposals Launched
Engaging private providers in the TB response

20 March - Join the first-ever Virtual World TB Day Town Hall 24 March 2020Join the first-ever Virtual World TB Day Town Hall 24 March 2020
Please join Lucica Ditiu of the Stop TB Partnership and Tereza Kasaeva of WHO along with Ministers of Health, technical partners, TB survivors, communities, researchers, activists, nurses, epidemiologists and donors for a virtual town hall, to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the work we do on TB.

12 March - Presenting the TB affected communities and civil society delegations...Presenting the TB affected communities and civil society delegations to the Stop TB Partnership Board
In a first for the Stop TB Partnership, 33 TB champions representing TB Affected Communities, Developing Country NGOs and Developed Country NGOs constituencies, have been selected to support the affected community and civil society Board Members.

02 March - TB-LAMP test now available for $6 through Global Drug FacilityTB-LAMP test now available for $6 through Global Drug Facility
Through Stop TB Partnership, Eiken and HUMAN collaboration

25 February - LIVE! World TB Day 2020 campaignLIVE! World TB Day 2020 campaign
It's Time To End TB

21 February - It's Time To End TB Stigma To End TBIt's Time To End TB Stigma To End TB
Launch of the TB Stigma Assessment & Human Rights Training Manual

19 February - Experts in Private Sector Health Care NeededExperts in Private Sector Health Care Needed
Seeking experts to review innovative proposals

10 February - The Stop TB Partnership Global Drug Facility’s short film...The Stop TB Partnership Global Drug Facility’s short film is in the Webby Awards
We’ve just submitted the Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility (GDF) Pediatric DR-TB Initiative short film into the Webby Awards.

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