24 March 2003

WORLD TB DAY 2003 "DOTS Cured me - It will cure you too!"

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

With only 12 days left till New Year, the Stop TB Partnership have come up with an ideal gift suitable for all – a new exciting Stop TB screensaver!

Treat yourself to a dynamic screen to kick start the New Year or better still, brighten up the New Year of friends and family all round the globe. And how? By a simple mouse click.

So what’s the catch? None at all…We ask only that while your jaded computer screen is blessed with a new life, you spare a thought for the 2 million people who will die unnecessarily of TB in 2003. We want EVERYONE to know what a sad waste of human life this is, as TB is curable through the DOTS treatment strategy.

The slogan for World TB Day 2003, "DOTS cured me – it will cure you too!" enforces this message and by increasing awareness, communication and education throughout next year and leading up to 2005, we can and WILL reach the global targets of 70% case detection and 85% cure rate.

So DOWNLOAD your screensaver today and help chase TB away!