Evaluation Shows World Bank is Failing on Health
RESULTS Educational Fund (US), 30 April 2009
The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank today released a report on the last decade of the Bank’s programming on health, nutrition, and population that shows a vast majority of the Bank’s health programs in Africa are failing to deliver.
CIDA’s Increased Commitment to Fighting Tuberculosis is a Positive Step
RESULTS Canada, 24 March 2008
Canada’s announcement of $127.4 million to help fight the global TB epidemic is a positive step that will increase the capacity of developing countries to detect and treat tuberculosis (TB) and save countless lives.
WHO Doubles TB-HIV Death Estimates
ACTION, 24 March 2009
Following the World Health Organization's (WHO) announcement that the number of people living with HIV/AIDS who become sick with tuberculosis each year is twice the level previously reported, Advocacy to Control Tuberculosis Internationally (ACTION) released a report detailing how donor-funded AIDS initiatives are failing to address these staggering co-infection levels.
Letter to Gordon Brown Urging More Resources for Health
Several organizations call on British PM Gordon Brown to work with the European Commission to increase resources for the health sector in sub-Saharan Africa.
100 Organizations Sign-on to Letter to Incoming Executive Director of UNAIDS Urging Action on TB-HIV
In December, Michel Sidibé was appointed Executive Director of UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS), with his tenure officially beginning on January 1, 2009. ACTION spearheaded the effort to urge Mr. Sidibé to make TB-HIV co-infection a priority on his agenda. Over 100 organizations from around the world signed-on to ACTION's letter.
Presidential Candidates Urged to Tackle Global TB
ACTION, 3 October 2008
Health experts and activists sign letter asking for presidential TB initiative as global awareness effort launches on www.xdrtb.org.
People Living With HIV Not Being Tested for Tuberculosis
ACTION
A mere 1% of people living with HIV/AIDS are reported to have been screened for TB, according to the most recent global data available from the World Health Organization. Health experts and activists at the International AIDS Conference are calling upon HIV/AIDS programs and international donors to ensure universal TB screening of every person who has tested positive for HIV.
President to Sign Historic Global Health Bill
RESULTS Educational Fund (US), 30 July 2008
President George Bush today will sign into law an historic measure to fight global disease. The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 authorizes the $48 billion over five years to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.
Anglican Communion discuss global TB/HIV co-epidemic at Lambeth Conference
RESULTS UK, 29 July 2008
On Monday 28 July, RESULTS UK held a panel-led seminar on the co-epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS at the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury. The Lambeth Conference takes place once every ten years and provides a forum for debate on key issues affecting the Anglican Communion.
RESULTS US Applauds Senate Passage of Historic Global Health Bill
RESULTS Educational Fund (US), 17 July 2008
Last evening the Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve an historic global health bill, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008. The $48 billion, five-year measure to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria was approved by a vote of 80-16.
