2008 Press
AFRICA EXPERIENCING WORST TUBERCULOSIS EPIDEMIC IN 60 YEARS, EXPERTS REPORT
On October 14, 2008, CREATE, along with the Treatment Action Group (TAG) held a press conference in Paris, France to announce that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded CREATE with a supplement of US$32 million to continue support of CREATE's three studies. The press conference also reported on the decline of TB resources in 2008. Below is the press coverage related to the media briefing held in Paris.
Treatment Action Group Releases Report Documenting TB Funding Shortfall - From Kaiser Network
Calls for increased funding made at major TB conference - From Tropika
Decreased TB Funding Could Hinder HIV/AIDS Efforts, Researchers Say - From AllAfrica.com
Decreased TB Funding Could Hinder HIV/AIDS Efforts, Researchers Say - From Medical News Today
Decreased TB Funding Could Hinder HIV/AIDS Efforts - From Emax Health
Drop in TB funding could set back fight against AIDS - From the Los Angeles Times
Appeal by the Experts: Funding for the fight against tuberculosis falls at “alarming” rate - From EL MUNDO
Gates Foundation supporting NGO CREATE - From Agence Presse Medical
The NGO Treatment Action Group fears a slowdown in R&D funding in the field of Tuberculosis - From Agence Presse Medical
Radio France International Report on TB
Group reveals stark TB funding shortfall - From Africa Science News Service
Group Focusing on HIV-Related TB Obtains $32M from Gates Foundation - From Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
Interview with German Radio Station Deutschlandfunk
