Gorgas TB Initiative

News and Events
TB experts call attention to shortage of health workers in developing world
TB in Prisons: International Workshop held in Honduras [Spanish]
WHO Publications on Tuberculosis: TB/HIV research priorities in resource-limited settings Report of an expert consultation, 14-15 Feb. 2005, Geneva Switzerland [518 kb PDF] Public-Private Mix for DOTS: Towards scaling up Report of the Third Meeting of the PPM Subgroup for DOTS Expansion [1024 kb PDF] Addressing Poverty in TB Control. Options for National TB Control Programmes [346 kb PDF] WHO Report 2005: Global Tuberculosis Control - Surveillance, Planning, Financing Scaling up prevention and treatment for TB and HIV Report of the Fourth TB/HIV Working Group Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20-21 Sept. 2004 Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world - Report no. 3 Human Resources Development for TB Control [1.4 Mb PDF]
News from Russia..... "Epidemic of tuberculosis cannot be stopped by the promises, good wishes and slogans"
Second TV spot released in Cambodia... (requires RealOne Player)
World TB Day 2005 - Frontline TB Care Providers: Heros in the Fight Against TB
World TB Day at UAB 2003....
Global Tuberculosis Control: Surveillance, Planning, Financing: WHO Report 2005
36^th IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, Oct. 18 - Oct. 22, 2005 Theme: Scaling up and sustaining effective tuberculosis, HIV and asthma prevention control
2^nd Stop TB Partners' Forum, New Delhi, India, March 24-26, 2004. The meeting will highlight progress of the 22 high-burden countries and the importance of private and civil sector involvement.
IUATLD North American Region Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, USA, Feb. 26-28, 2004 Theme: Working Without Borders to Stop TB
Establishing a Tuberculois Control Program within the Prisons of Honduras