Theme for World TB Day 2005
World TB Day
24 March 2005
Frontline TB care providers:
heroes in the fight against tuberculosis
Journée mondiale de la Tuberculose 2005
24 mars 2005
Le personnel de santé de première ligne:
les héros de la lutte contre la tuberculose
Día Mundial de la Tuberculosis 2005
24 de marzo 2005
Proveedores de salud a nivel primario:
héroes en la lucha contra la tuberculosis
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Nurse Elizabeth Quispe, 41, trains school-age TB health promoters. Cuzco, Peru.
WHO/TBP/Davenport.
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PRESS AND MEDIA
World TB Day press release
WHO will distribute a press release that highlights the main findings, trends and implications of the 2005 WHO Global TB Control Report. The press release and 2005 report will be distributed in advance and embargoed for 00.01 GMT on 24 March 2005.
Press events
Here you will find information about global press events that will be taking place in four cities around the world. On the web site you will find a list of event participants, and contact information to schedule interviews.
Press events can be found on the press and media page.
The events will be taking place in:
City: London, UK
Venue: Royal Institute, Science Media Centre
Date: 23 March 05, 9.45 GMT
Organizer: WHO, Stop TB Partnership
City: Paris, France
Venue: Centre accueil de la presse étrangère
Date: 23 March 05, 11.00 CET
Organizer: Stop TB Partnership
City: Ottawa, Canada
Venue: National Press Theatre
Date: 23 March 05, 13.00 EST
Organizer: Stop TB Partnership
City: Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Date: 24 March 05, 13.00 hrs
Organizer: MHLW, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
For TV and broadcast journalists and producers
A new 13 minute B-roll including a 3 minutes Video News Release (VNR) have been produced including TB footage from Africa, China and India and interviews with TB experts and a patient activist. The videos have been produced by the Stop TB Partnership and WHO for distribution. Interviews with experts are also available in English, French, and Spanish.
To obtain access to the B-roll, VNR and interviews with the experts, including shot lists and transcripts, click here.
For radio journalists and producers
Interviews with TB experts Dr Mario Raviglione, Director, Stop TB Department at the World Health Organisation; Dr Marcos Espinal, Executive Secretary, Stop TB Partnership Secretariat; and Ms Lucy Chesire (TB/HIV activist) are available. Interviews are available in English, French, and Spanish.
To access the interview sound files and transcripts, click here.
Contact information for WHO regional offices
You may contact the WHO regional offices to find out more about regional press activities for World TB Day.
WORLD TB DAY STATEMENT BY STOP TB PARTNERSHIP EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Dr Marcos Espinal, Executive Secretary of the Stop TB Partnership speaks on why World TB Day is important.
Video and transcript available here.
PLANNING FOR WORLD TB DAY: BRIEFING NOTES
Briefing Notes (English, Français, Español) available here.
VISUALS FOR CAMPAIGN MATERIALS
Download the World TB Day Visual Theme and posters to use in your campaign activities on your web site.
Low resolution images are available for web use, and high resolution files are provided for print products.
We encourage you to use this visual as a way to highlight World TB Day on your web site. Should you have questions about use, please contact: stoptbadvocacy@who.int.
LAUNCHING KEY PUBLICATIONS ON WORLD TB DAY
WHO Report 2005
Global tuberculosis control - surveillance, planning, financing
Access WHO's major annual publication on TB control, the ninth in its series, that presents data on case notifications and treatment outcomes for 199 countries.
The 2005 report is embargoed for 00:01 GMT on 24 March and will be posted here at that time.
The Global TB Drug Facility Achievements Report
4 Million Treatments in 4 Years
The Global TB Drug Facility (GDF) is a major success story in the fight against TB. To date the GDF has provided 4.4 million life-saving TB drug treatments and made deliveries to 58 countries since its launch on World TB Day 2001.
The Achievements Report is embargoed for 18:01 GMT on 23 March and will be posted here at that time.
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH THE STOP TB PARTNERSHIP
Panos / Stop TB Media Fellowships
The Panos Global AIDS Programme and Stop TB Partnership invite print and photo journalists from India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi and Haiti to apply for a three-month fellowship to write/photograph issues around TB, and TB & HIV/AIDS.
Panos / Stop TB Media Fellowships
Panos / Stop TB Subvention aux Medias
Announcing a key resource for accessing audiovisual materials on tuberculosis: HumanWorldAVbank
Stop TB Partnership has initiated a new web page on AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES ON TB.
On HumanWorldAVbank you can access and order audiovisual resources on TB and other health and development issues that are professionally produced by non-commercial institutions.
The web site has a special focus page for World TB Day including materials for the press. Please, promote this special focus page to TV journalists, teachers, members of NGOs, activists, and others by linking to this site and forwarding this message to your networks.
If your institution has professional quality films or footage about TB or other relevant issues, and wish to promote it via HumanWorldAVbank, please contact the project manager.
Stop-TB eForum discussion
In collaboration with the Stop-TB Partnership and as one of its active partners, Health and Development Networks (HDN) is pleased to invite you to an eForum structured discussion around the theme of the 2005 World TB Day:
The key roles and needs of frontline health workers in stopping tuberculosis
The overall aim of the Stop-TB eForum is to share information and assess the critical role that frontline workers fill in turning back the tide of TB. The discussion will build upon the recognition that government services cannot defeat TB alone and that further improvements in case detection and cure rates need the active and local engagement of people involved in care provision every day. They are often the unsung heroes and heroines of the Stop TB campaign.
Following the discussion, a summary will be prepared that captures the highlights of the discussion - all contributors to the discussion will be duly acknowledged and cited. The summary will be published for presentation at key Stop-TB events in 2005 (e.g., relevant technical meetings, the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of the Partnership, Stop-TB Coordinating Board and the IUATLD World Conference).
WORLD TB DAY EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
Read about activities that are being organized around the world for World TB Day.
WORLD TB DAY ARCHIVE
Visit this page to view the past World TB Day web sites.
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We are pleased to announce the World TB Day 2005 web site which provides information on press and media, campaign planning, key publications, world events, and more!