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Art to Stop Tuberculosis - Exhibition

The Stop TB Partnership aims to develop a collection of contemporary artwork depicting tuberculosis that will be toured worldwide and then auctioned. The project will start in Brazil, where curator Paulo Sergio Duarte launched a call to Brazilian artists for them to produce artwork depicting tuberculosis and donate them to the Stop TB Partnership. The exhibition of more than 30 artworks will be open to the general public at the Galeria do Convento - Universidade Candido Mendes, Praça XV, 101 - Centro for two months from 23 March 2009. Opening ceremony is 23 March 2009, 19:00 by invitation only.

Images to Stop Tuberculosis - Photography exhibition

The "Images to Stop Tuberculosis" photography exhibition will take place in Rio de Janeiro in conjunction with the 3rd Stop TB Partners’ Forum. The exhibition will consist of projections showcasing the work of outstanding contemporary photographers from several areas of the world affected by tuberculosis. Images from Afghanistan to the Russian Federation and from New York to Cambodia will depict distress and hope in colour and black & white.

  • 23-25 March - Sala 11 - Centro de Convenções SulAmérica, Av. Paulo de Frontin com Av. Pres. Vargas - Cidade Nova - RJ

  • 25 March - 12 April - Centro Cultural Justiça Federal, Av. Rio Branco, 241 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro / RJ. CEP 20040-009

  • 25 March - Favela Rocihna, Arena da Garagem da Curva do S - Estrada da Gávea, 520 - ao lado do CIEP Bento Rubião

XDR-TB - James Nachtwey - Photography Exhibition

23-25 March - Centro de Convenções SulAmérica - Av. Paulo de Frontin com Av. Pres. Vargas - Cidade Nova - RJ October 2008, an unprecedented awareness campaign conveyed the plight of people inflicted with tuberculosis through images projected onto monumental outdoor spaces in major cities throughout the world. The photos, taken by world renowned photojournalist James Nachtwey and assembled as a three-minute slideshow, appeared alongside high-impact messaging about an often incurable disease. Becton Dickison proudly supports this unique campaign focused on extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), a deadly TB strain that has emerged due to inadequate diagnosis and treatment. The campaign resulted from Nachtwey’s 2007 TED Prize. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) supports ideas by "forward thinking" people. For more information, visit www.xdrtb.org.

Premiere viewing of "Finding Dr. Schatz" - Presented by Anna Cataldi

"Finding Dr Schatz," a riveting documentary depicting the relationship between Inge Auerbacher, a child survivor of the Holocaust stricken with tuberculosis, and Dr Albert Schatz, the co-discoverer of the miracle drug- Streptomycin - that saved her life. As a graduate student at Rutgers University, U.S.A., Dr Schatz worked tirelessly in an antiquated laboratory searching for an antibiotic to cure TB. After finding Streptomycin, the first really effective medicine to treat TB, Dr Schatz was unable to fully enjoy the discovery, as his superior Dr Selman Waksman received the majority recognition, including the Nobel Prize in 1952. The film includes the testimony of principle witnesses. We learn that from a scientific and humanitarian point of view, amazing contributions to society by single-minded visionaries can make the difference in the lives of millions of people. We also learn how important it is to give credit where it is due. A "Richard Colosi Film" Based on the book "Finding Dr Schatz" The Discovery of Streptomycin and A Life it Saved by Inge Auerbacher, who will available for questions Showing on the 24 March between 13:00-14:00 in the Plenary Room (Centro de Convenções SulAmérica).