CNS Stop-TB News Monitor:
2-4 July 2010CNS Stop-TB News Monitor provides a
snapshot of five major news pieces on tuberculosis (TB)
prevention, treatment, care and support related issues, from
around the
catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2360371686_cd64e28b30_o.jpg"">world, particularly prioritising news
highlights from TB high-burdened countries and links to major
TB-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is
issue 23 (2-4 July 2010).
1. Speak-Your-World: Online
consultation on TB-HIV issues in lead up to the XVIII Intern...(Source: CNS
Stop-TB Initiative)The
global
Stop-TB eForum
is hosting an online consultation/ dialogue, on
key issues impeding TB and HIV collaborative
activities in local contexts, from 2nd July to 6th of August 2010. This
is a period during which the
XVIII
International AIDS Conference (IAC) shall also be held in Vienna,
Austria. This online consultation/ dialogue and gives people dealing
with TB and HIV an opportunity to speak their world, and inform the
issue-framework which the Key Correspondents team facilitated by the
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
shall use on-site at the
XVIII IAC
in Vienna. The issues flagged by the members shall also shape the
coverage generated by citizen journalists of other networks like
Citizen News Service (CNS).
Read more2. James
Connolly Committed to Accelerating the Development of New Vac...(Source: Citizen
News Service - CNS)
The Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation today announced that James E.
Connolly has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. He
joins Aeras after a career in the pharmaceutical industry, most
recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Wyeth
Vaccines. He will take over as Aeras President and CEO on August 9,
2010.
Read more3. Online
discussion mini-series-1: TB and children(Source: CNS
Stop-TB Initiative)From
2nd to 9th of July 2010, members are encouraged to share their
perspectives and experiences on issues related to TB in children.
WHAT ARE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN: diagnosing TB in children; preventing TB in children; TB infection control and children; treating TB in children; TB-HIV co-infection and children.
Members comments are most welcome.
Send
your comments to: bobby@citizen-news.org or join the global
Stop-TB eForum by sending an email to:
join-stop-tb@eforums.healthdev.org .
Read more4. Somalia
Islamists say observing World TB Day, Health Day, is un-isl...(Source: Times
Live)Events such as
World TB Day should not be observed as they were un-Islamic, say Somalia
Islamists. "Marking and celebrating for the events like
Health day and Tuberculosis day is not also
mentioned in the holy Koran and so that partying for those days
is totally banned in Islam".
Read more5. Not
just poor, even Mumbai affluent class is hit by tuberculosis (TB)(Source: Daily
News & Analysis - DNA)According
to the recent observations made by the Mumbai District TB Control
Society (MDTCS), most people from the affluent class in the city are
suffering from extra pulmonary TB
(any
TB outside of lungs).
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WATCH THESE DATES!
July
18-23: XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria
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This CNS Stop-TB News Monitor is produced by CNS Stop-TB
Initiative, a partner
of Stop TB Partnership