The Stop TB Partnership — established by the World Health Assembly in May 2000 and hosted by the World Health Organization, consists of more than 700 partners, among them donors, national and international organizations, government and nongovernmental organizations, academics and individuals working together to reduce the toll of TB worldwide and ultimately achieve a world free of TB.

Our vision is a TB-free world.

Our missions are: to ensure that every person with TB has access to accurate diagnosis, effective treatment and cure; To stop the transmission of TB; to reduce the social and economic toll of TB; and to develop and implement new preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic tools and strategies to stop TB.

In 2006, the Stop TB Partnership launched the Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015. The plan provides a roadmap for engaging countries in the activities needed to implement the new Stop TB Strategy (2006-2015) developed by WHO. Full implementation of the plan will save approximately 14 million lives; provide treatment for 50 million people, including some 800 000 people with MDR-TB; expand access to quality diagnosis and treatment for everyone with TB; and provide antiretroviral therapy to about 3 million people who have both HIV infection and TB.

The Global Plan to Stop TB requires a shared investment of approximately US$5-6 billion per year by affected countries and donors.

Contributions fund a variety of activities around the world, including regional and national partner coordination; technical assistance; research; advocacy and communication; and the Global Drug Facility. Contributors may choose to fund any combination of Stop TB Partnership activities.