Stop TB Partnership

Media Center

Contact Information

Judith Mandelbaum-Schmid
Senior Communication Adviser
Stop TB Partnership
Tel: +41 22 791 2967
Mobile: +41 79 254 6835
E-mail: schmidj@who.int

Recent press releases and notes to the media

22 July 2010
Public health leaders push ambitious agenda to stop TB deaths among people living with HIV [.pdf]

24 March 2010
Pop star Craig David joins the fight against tuberculosis [.pdf]

Past press releases and notes to the media

04 December 2009
Stop TB Partnership announces World TB Day theme [.pdf]

04 December 2009
Stop TB Partnership and Kochon Foundation announce recipients of 2009 award for distinguished achievements on combating tuberculosis [.pdf]

03 December 2009
NEW PARTNERSHIP TO COMBAT DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS [.pdf]

03 December 2009
WINNER OF THE IMAGES TO STOP TUBERCULOSIS AWARD ANNOUNCED IN MEXICO [.pdf]

03 December 2009
WINNERS OF THE STOP TB AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING ON TUBERCULOSIS ANNOUNCED IN MEXICO [.pdf]

03 December 2009
Quick test for tuberculosis could save many lives but is still a distant goal [.pdf]

01 December 2009
UN special Envoy visiting Africa, challenging countries to tackle tuberculosis [.pdf]

Multimedia

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South Africa is bracing itself for hosting the FIFA World Cup for the first time on African soil. The whole country is buzzing with expectation for the month long event happening in June/July 2010. Craig David, an avid football supporter and excellent amateur player, took some time out to visit Cape Town's latest attraction, the new 68 000-seat football stadium.

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In Cape Town, South Africa, every day after school and homework is done, kids in every street that makes up the sprawling township of Khayelitsha enjoy hours of street football. Craig David counted himself lucky to be invited to join in on one of the kids' games.

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Craig David met with children at Pinedene Elementary school in Cape Town. He made the kids feel completely at ease, laughing and joking with them but all the time asking questions and seeking out answers about tuberculosis.

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On a visit to Khayelitsha, a township near Cape Town, South Africa, Craig David met with Gladys Jaxa, who is in treatment for multidrug-resistant TB.

Photo stories

Cured patients help in TB treatment in Tanzania

Tackling TB: a homeless man is offered a cure

Successful fight against tuberculosis in south-western Russia

Tuberculosis in Africa - Photographs by Riccardo Venturi

Patient Stories - Photographs by Damien Schumann