World TB Day – 24 March 2016
[see also announcements from WHO Regions above]

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WHO: On the road to ending tuberculosis
24 March 2016 — For World TB Day, today, WHO is calling on countries and partners to “Unite to End TB”. This is an ambitious aim. While there has been significant progress in the fight against TB, with 43 million lives saved since 2000, the battle is only half-won. 2016 marks the beginning of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) era. Ethiopia is one country making progress in tackling TB and is committed to reaching the SDG target of ending TB by 2030…

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AERAS [to 26 March 2016]
http://www.aeras.org/pressreleases
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March 21, 2016
Aeras Launches Animated Video Short to Honor World TB Day
Aeras, a non-profit biotechnology organization developing new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines for the world, is launching a new 90-second animated video in honor of World TB Day to help raise awareness about TB’s devastating toll and the need for new tools, including vaccines, to fight this epidemic…

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NIH [to 26 March 2016]
http://www.nih.gov/news/releases.htm
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March 24, 2016
NIH statement on World Tuberculosis Day 2016
— The 2016 World TB Day theme is Unite to End TB.

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Global Fund [to 26 March 2016]
http://www.theglobalfund.org/
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in Voices on 23 March 2016
“To Succeed, We Need to Change the Way We Fight TB”
By Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director for the Stop TB Partnership, spoke to News Flash on the occasion of World TB Day.

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UNAIDS [to 26 March 2016]
http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/
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23 March 2016
UNAIDS calls for stronger partnerships to end the epidemics of tuberculosis and HIV
On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, UNAIDS is calling for stronger partnerships and a united approach to end the twin epidemics of TB and HIV and save millions of lives. It has never been more urgent for governments, the medical and scientific communities, the private sector and people affected by the diseases to come together to ensure access to existing treatment regimens and to push for new diagnostic tools and treatments to reach all people in need.

“We achieve the most when we work together and use all our strengths to reach ambitious goals,” said UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé. “Harnessing the potential of everyone involved in the response to HIV and TB is needed now more than ever to end these epidemics and create a healthier world as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.”

…The international community is committed to ending the epidemics of TB and HIV within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. This will be possible only by strengthening and accelerating current responses and by maximizing the contribution of all those involved through a united approach at the international, regional, national and community levels. For example, the development of new diagnostic tools, treatments and potential vaccines against HIV and TB must be speeded up, especially in response to the emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Most importantly, these new regimens and tools must be within reach of everyone affected by TB and HIV…