14 May -- Geneva -- The World Medical Association and Eli Lilly and Company have announced that they will intensify their collaboration on fighting drug-resistant TB. Lilly has provided the association with a a grant of $998,773 to provide physicians with interactive online training on MDR-TB.
The purpose of this online training is to help physicians use the latest international guidelines and treatment protocols for MDR-TB care in their daily work. A new toolkit will also be developed for physicians on how to manage TB in the workplace. This will be produced with the World Economic Forum for use in China and South Africa.
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World Medical Association to offer on-line training on MDR-TB with support from Eli Lilly and Company
The Stop TB Partnership's Executive Secretary is honoured by the University of California Berkeley
13 May 2008 -- Berkeley, California - Dr Marcos Espinal, Executive Secretary of the Stop TB Partnership, today received the 2007 Elise and Walter A. Haas International Award from the University of California, Berkeley. The award, conferred on Dr Espinal during Berkeley's commencement ceremony, honours an alumnus who is a native, citizen, and resident of a nation other than the United States of America, and who has a distinguished record of service to his or her country. It is one of the most prestigious honours conferred by the Berkeley campus. Dr Espinal completed his master’s and doctoral degrees in public health at Berkeley.
First Lady of Egypt addresses the 14th Stop TB Coordinating Board
6 May 2008 -- Cairo -- The first lady of Egypt, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, was a speaker at the opening ceremony of the 14th Stop TB Coordinating Board Meeting, which coincided with the launch of a Regional Stop TB Partnership for the Eastern Mediterranean. In her remarks, Mrs Mubarak welcomed the initiative, which she said promised to be extremely beneficial. "I call on all people of influence and countries of the world to embrace a 'Culture of Giving' for such a noble cause - for it requires our full support and commitment," she said.
In her remarks, Irene Koek, Chair of the Board, noted that this is the first Coordinating Board held in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, and thanked Stop TB partners for their work in Egypt and the region. "The Stop TB Partnership is strongly committed to working together with Egypt and the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to strengthen the fight against TB," she said. In the evening, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hosted a gala to celebrate WHO's 60th anniversary and the launch of the new regional Stop TB Partnership. Press release on the launch of the Regional Partnership Videos
Announcements
Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize 2008
19 February 2008The Stop TB Partnership and the Kochon Foundation are pleased to announce nominations are open for the 2008 prize. The Prize is awarded to persons, institutions or organizations, which have made a major contribution to stopping tuberculosis. The deadline for submission is 11th April 2008. Click here to apply |
