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Board of the Eastern Mediterranean Partnership to Stop TB meets in Cairo

27 August 2008 - Cairo -- The Coordinating Board of the Eastern Mediterranean Partnership to Stop TB concluded a one-day meeting today. The Board, which is chaired by Dr Awad Tag El Din, agreed to expand collaboration with Rotary International in Lebanon, Jordon and other Rotary Districts in the Region. The Partnership also will focus on multidrug-resistant-TB in Yemen and on a regional media campaign on TB, to include a media award. The next Board meeting will take place in November in Cairo in conjunction with the National TB Managers’ meeting.

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Stop TB Partnership launches photo competition

20 August 2008 - Geneva - The Stop TB Partnership today launched Images to Stop TB, a competition aimed at obtaining outstanding photos depicting prevention and treatment of TB and community activity to raise awareness about it. Photographers are invited to submit their work for consideration. An international jury will select the winning photographer who will receive a grant to produce these photos, which will be exhibited at the Partners’ Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in March 2009.

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Bam! Kapow! Figo scores a goal against tuberculosis in a new comic book

24 July 2008, Lisbon - International football star Luis Figo is now the captain of a different kind of team -- the Stop Tuberculosis Team -- whose players come alive on the pages of a newly released comic book. In Luěs Figo and the World Tuberculosis Cup, Figo's fellow players are teen-aged girls and boys. Together they win a match against a team of tuberculosis germs.

The comic book, which seeks to teach children and teens about tuberculosis and how to prevent it, was launched today by Dr Jorge Sampaio, the UN Secretary-General Secretary's Special Envoy to Stop TB and the former President of Portugal. "We hope this comic book, with its thrilling narrative and images, will convince young people all over the world that in the game of life, we are facing a tough match against TB. But it is a match they can win, along with their families and friends," Dr Sampaio said. The event took place at the Centro Cultural de Belém on the occasion of a summit of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries.

In a statement released on the occasion of the launch Figo urged young people everywhere to take the comic book's messages seriously. "Tuberculosis is a killer, and I want all of you to stay safe from it. I am passing the ball to you -- you can help reach the goal of stopping tuberculosis," he said.

Designed by artist Rod Espinosa with a script provided by the Stop TB Partnership, the comic book is the product of a global competition launched in January 2008. An international jury of cartoon experts, together with representatives from UN organizations, selected Mr Espinosa's design proposal among 22 entries.

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Call for nominations for the Tuberculosis Survival Project TB advocacy award
The Tuberculosis Survival Project is calling for nominations for a new award, the Tuberculosis Survival Prize, which will recognize innovation in advocacy by individuals or organizations working in the field of TB, MDR-TB and TB/HIV. Nominations will be accepted until 19 September via a form available on the organization's web site. The winner will be honoured on the occasion of the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris in October and receive $2000 to continue or scale up advocacy efforts. For more information, contact Paul Thorn at paulthornlondon@hotmail.com.
Call for nominations for private sector constituency seat on the Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board
The Global Health Initiative of the World Economic Forum, which serves as focal point for the private sector in the Stop TB Partnership, is calling for nominations for the Private Sector Member and Alternate positions on the Partnership's Coordinating Board. Membership on the Board represents a unique opportunity for a committed corporate sector leader to help shape the Stop TB Partnership and provide strategic guidance for the private sector's TB response. The closing date for nominations is 10 September 2008.

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Stop TB Partnership activities at the 39th World Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) in Paris, France
The Partnership has a variety of meetings scheduled immediately preceding and during the Conference, between 16 to 20 October 2008.

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