Stop TB in lights, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.

WHO: Americas, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions on track to reach tuberculosis control targets
22 March 2006
Three of the world’s six regions are expected to achieve targets for tuberculosis (TB) control, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report published today. The Region of the Americas and the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions should reach targets set by the World Health Assembly, to detect 70% of TB cases and to successfully treat 85% of these cases by the end of 2005, according to the Global Tuberculosis Control 2006 report.

OMS: Les régions des Ameriques, de l’Asie du sud est et du Pacifique occidental en bonne voie pour atteindre les cibles de la lutte antituberculeuse
22 Mars 2006
Trois des six Régions de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) devraient, selon le rapport publié aujourd’hui, atteindre les objectifs fixés pour la lutte antituberculeuse. D’après le rapport sur la lutte antituberculeuse dans le monde 2006, les Régions des Amériques, de l’Asie du Sud Est et du Pacifique occidental devraient atteindre les cibles fixées par l’Assemblée mondiale de la Santé, à savoir le dépistage de 70 % des cas de tuberculose et le traitement avec succès de 85 % de ces cas à la fin de 2005.

The Global Plan is a milestone in the struggle against tuberculosis, Secretary-General says in message for World TB Day
24 March
"This year has already seen a milestone in our struggle against tuberculosis, with the launch of "Actions for Life" -- the Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015. If the actions outlined in the plan are fully implemented, 14 million lives can be saved in the next 10 years. Fifty million more TB patients can be treated. New TB drugs -- the first in more than 40 years -- and diagnostics can be developed. And a new vaccine could revolutionize TB control."

"Call to Stop TB" campaign launch
20 March 2006
In the runup to World TB Day 2006 this week, civil society groups are today launching the "Call to Stop TB", a web-driven campaign to generate commitment among world leaders, governments, civil society, corporations and individuals to support the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015. The Call is an opportunity for all concerned to voice their conviction that TB must be addressed to prevent needless deaths and alleviate poverty. Endorsements of the Call to Stop TB will support advocacy efforts at all levels and be presented at key political events throughout the period leading up to World TB Day 2007, in order to raise the profile of TB on political and development agendas. Your support is crucial to the success of the campaign.

WHO launches new stop TB strategy to fight the global tuberculosis epidemic
17 March 2006
A new strategy to fight one of the world’s leading killers - tuberculosis (TB) - was launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The new "Stop TB Strategy" addresses the current challenges facing countries in responding to TB - how to continue scaling-up TB control activities while also addressing the spread of TB and HIV coinfection and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). Both TB/HIV, especially in Africa, and MDR-TB, particularly in eastern Europe, are seriously hampering global control efforts to reduce the 1.7 million deaths caused by TB every year.

16 March

THE NEW YORK TIMES
WHO ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL TB STRATEGY
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ABC
WHO ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL TB STRATEGY

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
WHO announces new global TB strategy
By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
WHO Announces New Global TB Strategy
By THOMAS WAGNER Associated Press Writer

EL UNIVERSAL
ANUNCIAN NUEVA ESTRATEGIA CONTRA TUBERCULOSIS MUNDIAL
AP

REUTERS
WHO maps out new strategy to battle tuberculosis

AKI PRESS (KYRGYZSTAN NEWS AGENCY)
WHO launches new STOP TB Strategy to fight the global TB epidemic

AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
TUBERCULOSE: LA FAMILLE PEUT AUSSI SURVEILLER LE SUIVI DU TRAITEMENT (LANCET)

17 March

INDEPENDENT (SA)
WHO MAPS OUT STRATEGY TO BATTLE TUBERCULOSIS

ASSOCIATED PRESS ONLINE
WHO ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL TB STRATEGY
(50 RELATED)
BYLINE: By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press Writer

VOICE OF AMERICA
WHO LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGY TO FIGHT GLOBAL TUBERCULOSIS EPIDEMIC
By Lisa Schlein
Interview with Dr Mukund Uplekar, medical officer in WHO's Stop TB Program.

DAILY CHAMPION (LAGOS)
WHO LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGY TO FIGHT TB
By Adeze Ojukwu
Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).

THE HINDU
New WHO strategy for fighting global TB epidemic

MILENIO
Anuncia OMS nueva estrategia contra la tuberculosis mundial

LA CRONICA DE HOY
OMS evitará 14 millones de muertes por tuberculosis
EFE en Ginebra

LA VOZ
Anuncian nueva estrategia contra tuberculosis mundial
Por THOMAS WAGNER, AP

UNIVISION
Anuncian nueva estrategia contra tuberculosis mundial

RADIO CARACOL
OMS lanza plan para evitar 14 millones de muertes por tuberculosis
Fuente: EFE

PR Newswire US
WHO Launches New Stop TB Strategy to Fight the Global Tuberculosis Epidemic

18 March

The Lancet
Volume 367, Number 9514
To coincide with World Tuberculosis Day 2006, The Lancet published a series of short essays focusing on various aspects of tuberculosis - research, treatment, and global strategies to fight the disease.
http://www.thelancet.com/collections/global/tuberculosis

LE MATIN (MAROC)
L'OMS ANNONCE UNE NOUVELLE STRATEGIE DE LUTTE CONTRE LA TUBERCULOSE

RCN TELEVISION
LA OMS REPLANTEÓ SU ESTRATEGIA EN CONTRA DE LA TUBERCULOSIS

19 March

THE PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
WHO LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO CURB TB DEATHS

20 March

ACCRA DAILY MAIL
NEW "STOP TB" STRATEGY TO FIGHT THE GLOBAL TUBERCULOSIS EPIDEMIC

EL LIBERAL : REALIZARÍAN CONTROL PARA ERRADICAR LA TUBERCULOSIS

AFRICAN NEWS DIMENSION
WHO unveils TB/AIDS co-infection prevention plan
Source: ENA

21 March

Fraternite Matin (Abidjan)
Tuberculose: L'OMS Met en place une strategie en six points actualites
By Elvis Kodjo
Distribué par AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).

US Fed News
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES OFFICIALS COMMENTS ON WORLD TB DAY, MARCH 24

22 March

The Associated Press
WHO: African Nations Fail to Address TB
(100 RELATED)
By Sam Cage, Associated Press Writer

The New York Times
WHO: African Nations Fail to Address TB
By The Associated Press

The Washington Post
WHO: African Nations Fail to Address TB
By Sam Cage, The Associated Press

Houston Chronicle
WHO: African Nations Fail to Address TB
By Sam Cage, The Associated Press

Agence-France Presse
TB claims 1.7 million lives as it keep its hold on Africa: WHO

Khaleej Times
TB claims 1.7 million lives as it keep its hold on Africa: WHO
AFP

Mail & Guardian
TB claims 1.7 million lives as it keep its hold on Africa: WHO
AFP

Le Nouvel Observateur
Tuberculose: encore neuf millions de nouveaux cas en 2004
Associated Press

Basler Zeitung
WHO-WARNUNG: TUBERKULOSE BREITET SICH AUS

Reuters
Africa must do more to fight TB: UN agency

Xinhua News Agency
Half world regions expected to have met TB control targets
Editor: Lu Hui

Russia & CIS General Newswire
West fears spread of tuberculosis from Russia - expert

EUREK Alert
New International Standards for Tuberculosis Care Published

NEWS 24
WHO: TB Kills 1.7M in Africa

Antara (Indonesia)
RI able to reduce TB incidence by only 15 PCT in past five years

African News Dimension
TB claims 1.7 million lives as it keeps its hold on Africa - WHO
Source : Sapa

SDA - Service de Base Français
Developpement rapport de L'OMS sur la Tuberculose la maladie continue de progresser

Xinhua News Agency
FRENCH : L'OMS PUBLIE SON RAPPORT ANNUEL SUR LA TUBERCULOSE

Agence-France Presse
Le Pape apporte son soutien a la Journee de L'ONU contre la Tuberculose

Prensa Latina
Tres regions del mundo controlaran tuberculosis, informa ONU

Agencia Internazionale Stampa
Gionata mondiale per la lotta alla tubercolosi

ABC
Africa must do more to fight TB: UN Agency
Reuters

Voice of America
WHO: TB control making progress
By Lisa Schlein

Television Suisse Romande
OMS: La Tuberculose poursuit sa progression

Radio Caracol
Donar dos dolares por persona y la año evitaría 1.4 millones de muertes por tuberculosis.
Fuente: EFE

ABC : INDONESIA AIMS TO CUT TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS
Indonesia Health Officials Aim to Cut in Half the Number of Deaths From Tuberculosis by 2015
The Associated Press

THE SEATTLE TIMES
TB is focus for benefit to promote health-care awareness
By Christopher Schwarzen, Times Snohomish County Bureau

BBC NEWS
TB care boost as cases increase

Financial Times
Plan for cheap vaccine to fight TB worldwide
By Andrew Jack in Tokyo and Frances Williams in Geneva

23 March

The New York Times
CDC Reports Increase in Resistant TB
By The Associated Press
Atlanta (AP)

MSNBC-TV
Alarming rise in drug-resistant TB reported
Superbug outwits multiple medications, seen as death sentence

Associated Press
CDC Reports Increase in Resistant TB
By Mike Stobbe

Bloomberg
Drug-Resistant TB Threatens World Health, CDC Says
By Nancy Kercheval

Forbes.com
TB Rates at All-Time Low in U.S.

The Jakarta Post
Govt aims to halve TB death rate

DAILY TIMES
Karachi, Pakistan
World Tuberculosis Day: 'Young women conceal TB for fear of not getting married'

Tracy Press
Return of the fight against TB
Nick Juliano

Bradenton Herald
Tuberculosis is very treatable and curable
By Donna Wright, health and social services reporter

The Vancouver Province (British Columbia)
TB under control in most of the world except Africa.
Agence-France Presse

People's Daily
WHO expects half world regions to have achieved TB control targets by 2005
Source: Xinhua

PRAVDA
Indonesia making progress against tuberculosis

Yemen Times
WHO launches new strategy to combat TB

Milenio
Contienen avance de tuberculosis en 26 paises; aumenta en Africa.
México, D.F.

El Universal
Batalla mundial contra la tuberculosis
Caracas

Agence-France Presse
English : WHO touts success in TB treatment in East Asia, Pacific

Vietnam News Agency (VNA)
WHO praises Viet Nam's efforts to reach TB control targets

Washington Post
A Businesslike Approach
Nonprofit Aeras Has Developed a Drug 'Pipeline' to Try to End TB Scourge
By Justin Gillis

LIBERTE (ALGERIE)
Recrudescence de la tuberculose en Algérie
Par: Saïd Ibrahim

24 March

The Manila Bulletin
Global Plan to Stop TB launched today
By Jenny F Manongdo

Manila Bulletin
PhilCAT to raise awareness that TB can be cured
By Christina I Hermoso

National Public Radio
(Health Care)
New Drug-Resistant TB Strain Menaces U.S.
by Brenda Wilson
(Interview with Dr Marcos Espinal and Dr Kenneth Castro)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5298861

Los Angeles Times
Virulent Drug-Resistant TB Strain Emerges
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Times Staff Writer

Washington Post
Drug-Resistant Cases Of TB in U.S. Increase
By David Brown, Washington Post Staff Writer

New York Times
Tuberculosis Declines to Historic Low in the U.S.
By Donald G. McNeil Jr.

The Wall Street Journal
New Drug-Resistant TB Strain Poses Challenges
By Betsy McKay

Florida Voices
Daytona Beach : Tuberculosis continues to affect communities
By Steve Scott

Evening Echo
Increase in super-resistent TB

25 March

CNN World Report
Broadcast on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March
UN produced story: UNTV, UNITED NATIONS, WHO Campaign to Eradicate TB

28 March

MAIL & GUARDIAN
New drugs may boost SA's TB cure rate
Khopotso Bodibe

The News (Health, Body, and Mind)
TB still a deadly health threat
Staff correspondent

The News (Health, Body, and Mind)
WHO launches new "Stop TB Strategy"
Staff correspondent

Italy donates Morocco $60,000 to fight tuberculosis
AFRICAN NEWS DIMENSION
By Andnetwork .com

29 March

The New York Times
The Scandal of 'Poor People's Diseases'
By Tina Rosenberg

The Jakarta Post
Battling public stigma to win the war against tuberculosis
Emmy Fitri, Jakarta

THE BOHOL CHRONICLE (PHILIPPINES)
ERADICATING TB: THE KILLER DISEASE

PACIFIC MAGAZINE : SOLOMON ISLANDS
The War Against TB
By Oliver Sokana, TB/Leprosy Advocacy Facilitator Solomon Islands Ministry of Health

Africa News: Kenya
New Wave of TB Deaths Sparks Alarm
The Nation

Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)
Stopping Tuberculosis in Ghana
EDITORIAL

AL BAYANE
Lutte contre la tuberculose : Des aides financières pour plus d'efficacité

AFRICAN NEWS DIMENSION
Namibia: New strategy in TB fight
By Andnetwork .com

Pajhwok Afghan News
Afghanistan named for special TB award
Zarghona Salihi

The Calgary Herald (Alberta)
Scourge of TB still huge burden in Third World
Bob Dickson and Randy Rudolph, For The Calgary Herald

30 March

BERNAMA
Foreigners Account For 30 Per Cent Of TB Cases
By Azfa Saffie, Kuala Lumpur