International consultation convened in conjunction with AIDS 2012
Date: 21 July 2012
Time: 09:00 – 17:00
Location: Rm. 202, Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Ave., NW, McDonough Hall, Washington, DC 20001

Housewives in Cicendo District near Bandung in West Java, Indonesia’s third largest city, are spearheading the fight against tuberculosis (TB) by helping to identify people suspected of having contracted the disease and then referring them to a clinic for treatment.

On June 12, a Senate funding subcommittee voted on funding allocations for programs in health, human services, labor and education for the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012.   Many details have not been released and more information will become available when the full Senate appropriations committee votes on the bill on Thursday, June 14.  But here is what we know –

South Africa's overcrowded, poorly ventilated prisons are "melting pots" for tuberculosis infection, according to Professor Robin Wood from the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre.

3rd Annual South African TB Conference, Durban 2012
Date: 14 June 2012
Time: 14h00 – 15h30
Location: Hall 3B

Statement by the Treatment Action Campaign, SECTION27, Médecins Sans Frontières and Oxfam.

Janssen's response to TB CAB letter regarding pharmacokinetic studies, paediatric studies, and compassionate use of bedaquiline.

AsepticSure, a highly promising new disinfection technology may hold the key to reducing or even eliminating TB from hospitals and tuberculosis laboratories, worldwide.

At the 66th session of the General Assembly held on 11 June in New York, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon introduced the 2012 report on the progress made in the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declarations on HIV/AIDS.

Researchers are well on their way to deliver a solution against the growing threat of tuberculosis. New vaccines will have significant impact on the number of cases, eventually eliminating the disease. In order to deliver these live-saving vaccines, intense collaboration and commitment are crucial. In 2011, TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative (TBVI) has stepped up collaboration on all levels, through new projects, partnerships and strategies. Today the organisation launches its 2011 Annual Report.