World TB Day 2002 - News Articles

World TB Day 2002
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Press Releases/Briefings

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PRESS RELEASES/BRIEFINGS

March 22
- ADB: "The African Development Bank Celebrates The World TB Day", Press Release, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (word doc. or pdf file) (contact: I.ADEGOKE@AFDB.ORG).

- AKUH: "Poverty - Leading Cause of TB Epidemic", Press Release, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan (word doc. or pdf file) (contact: javaid.khan@aku.edu).

- CIDA: "Canada finances Tuberculosis cure for half a million people in developing countries", News Release, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada (French version).

- ICRC: "ICRC tuberculosis control programme in prisons of the southern Caucasus", Press Release, Geneva, Switzerland

- IOM: "World TB Day", Press Release, Internatinal Organisation for Migration, Geneva, Switzerland

- PHLS: News Release from the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS), UK - (word doc. or pdf file).
(contact: ECollins@PHLS.org.uk).

- Russia: Press Release from Press Conference with the participation of Russian officials, leading TB institutes, international organisations - (word doc. or pdf file) (contact: e.pykova@who.org.ru).

- TB Alert: Press Release "Frank Dobson MP Calls for Better TB Treatment Resourcing in the UK" from conference organized by TB Alert, UK (contact: paul@somhealy.demon.co.uk).

March 21
- ALA: "Ethnic, Racial, Regional Disparities in Tuberculosis Rates Prompt Call for Congress To Bolster TB Funding", Press Release from the National Coalition for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (NCET) News Conference, organized by the American Lung Association, Washington, DC., USA (contact: dmaple@lungusadc.org).

- CDC: "New Data on TB Epidemics Worldwide", Telebriefing Transcript, Atlanta, USA.

- CIDA: "Minister Susan Whelan announces details of assistance for Afghanistan", News Release, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada (French version).

- Global Alliance for TB Drug Development: "New TB Medicines to Save Millions; Yield Savings and Socio-Economic Returns", Press Release, New York, USA.

- KNCV/Netherlands TB Fund: "Ten million Euro extra to combat Tuberculosis worldwide", Under the flag ‘Netherlands Tuberculosis Control’, KNCV and the Netherlands Tuberculosis Fund work together world-wide, joint Press Release, The Netherlands (word doc. or pdf file). More information - Fact Sheet (word doc. or pdf file).

- WHO: Press Release - "Only a fraction of TB patients get the best care - New WHO report also finds low income countries pay 70% of their TB bill", Geneva, Switzerland

- World Bank/DFID: "China: World Bank Joins UK/DFID to Lend $104 Million to Combat TB", Washington, DC, USA (word doc. or pdf file).

PRESS EVENTS

March 25
- Global TB Colloquium: George Washington University, Washington, DC, March 25, 9 am - 12 pm.

March 22
- Russia: Press Conference with the participation of Russian officials, leading TB institutes, international organisations will be called on 22 of March (contact: e.pykova@who.org.ru).

- TB Alert: Press Conference organized in the UK (for more information - word doc. or pdf file).

March 21
- Centers for Disease Control: Release of annual data on TB caseload in the U.S. (look for today’s MMMWR) and highlights of high-burden countries around the world, on Thursday March 21. For more info on CDC activities, see http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/worldtb2002/default.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/worldtb2002/state_activities2002.htm - Alabama
- MSF Expo on Neglected Diseases: Following its NY conference last week on neglected diseases, Doctors without Borders (Medecins sans Frontieres) is taking the cause of Neglected Diseases on tour, around the US and Europe through November. see http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/events_accessexpo.shtml
Transcript of the Press Teleconference in New York - The World's Tuberculosis Crisis: The Need for New Treatments.

- National Coalition for the Elimination of TB: Press Conference Thursday the 21st, 9.30 am, National Press Club, Washington, DC. Releasing Recommendations to Congress on how to strengthen TB control through CDC and its partners, and a white paper, "Tuberculosis Elimination - The Federal Funding Gap."
For more information: Media Advisory (word doc. or pdf file), Talking Points (word doc. or pdf file).
(contact: dmaple@lungusadc.org).

- RESULTS: is hosting a press teleconference discussing the rise of TB worldwide, particularly latest statistics from Afghanistan and Pakistan, and need for additional US support to fight TB effectively. Guest speaker is U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH). 3 pm Thursday March 21st. Call Denise Hughes at 202.321.8923 for more info. (for more information - word doc. or pdf file).

- RESULTS: is hosting a press teleconference discussing "The Global TB Epidemic: What it Means for Europe, What European Nations Can Do". A Conference Call - organized by RESULTS (for more information - word doc. or pdf file).