World tb day 2016 message to all

  • On World Tuberculosis Day, 24 March 2016, WHO calls on governments, communities, civil society, and the private sector to “Unite to End Tuberculosis”.
  • Together we will tackle TB by stamping out poverty · Together we will better test, treat, and cure.
  • Doctors with Africa Cuamm gladly accepts the challenge, and will continue to be among those working in the front line to end tuberculosis in Africa by 2030.

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    World TB Day 2016

    End TB.

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    World TB Day Activities 2016:

    National Events

    CDC End TB Thunderclap

    CDC’s End TB Thunderclap will go live on March 24th at 12:00 pm EDT/9:00 am PDT. We need at least 100 supporters for the Thunderclap to take effect.

    Thunderclap is a tool that lets a message be heard when we say it together. Think of it as an “online flash mob.” Join, and we will share the End TB message at the same time, spreading an idea through social media together.  Organization Facebook pages may promote the activity, but only personal Facebook accounts can sign up. All Twitter handles may participate.

    Date of Event:Join the Thunderclap any time before World TB Day, March 24. The Thunderclap will go live on World TB Day.
    Time of Event:12:00 pm EDT/9:00 am PDT
    Location of Event:Online
    Contact Person:Leeanna Allen
    Organization:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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    Telephone Number:
    E-mail:lallen1@cdc.gov

     

    “Working Together to END TB” Social Media Campaign

    The SNTC is launching a Social Media Campaign for World TB Day titled “Working Together to END TB.”  SNTC is encouraging people in our region and beyond to share how they are

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    World TB Day 2016: Uniting to end the childhood TB epidemic

    On the occasion of the 46th Union meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, EDCTP already published its support for a unified response to the global problem of TB and childhood TB. The clear and immediate challenge for research is to develop better paediatric formulations and better diagnostic tools. On the occasion of World TB Day 2016, Prof. Alimuddin Zumla (Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London) – and also a Vice-Chairperson of the EDCTP Scientific Advisory Committee – and Prof. Peter D.O. Davis (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom ) summarised the recent initiatives and roadmaps to achieve the end of the TB epidemic.

    They warned that global TB control may seem in reach but that we are “in reality far from achieving these bold targets.” The fight against TB will be still long and hard: a coordinated effort and unity of purpose by all parties involved is “the only way forward to achieve our ambitious targets using existing tools … whilst we wait for research and innovation to discover new and effective tools to control and prevent TB.”

    TB Diagnostics: LAM TB
    EDCTP invested significantly in the development of TB treatment, prevention and diagnostics. Recently, the results of th

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