Partners and InitiativesRESULTS Educational FundACTION ProjectThe Advocacy to Control Tuberculosis Internationally (ACTION) project is an international partnership of advocates working to mobilize resources to treat and prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB), a global disease that kills one person every 20 seconds. ACTION’s underlying premise is that more rapid progress can be made against the global TB epidemic by building increased support for resources for effective TB control among key policymakers and other opinion leaders in both high TB burden countries (HBCs) and donor countries. It is a project of RESULTS Educational Fund. U.S. GovernmentU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)USAID’s history goes back to the Marshall Plan reconstruction of Europe after World War Two and the Truman administration’s Point Four Program. In 1961, the Foreign Assistance Act was signed into law and USAID was created by executive order. Since that time, USAID has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).International PartnershipsWorld Health Organization — Stop TB DepartmentThe World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. WHO’s objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. The Stop TB Department’s new six-point strategy, developed by WHO over a two-year period, builds on the successes of DOTS while also addressing the key challenges facing TB control in providing access to TB treatment and care, including TB/HIV and MDR-TB patients. The new strategy also seeks to strengthen health systems, engage all care providers, empower people with TB and communities, and promote research. Stop TB PartnershipThe Stop TB Partnership was established in 2000 to realize the goal of eliminating TB as a public health problem and, ultimately, to obtain a world free of TB. It comprises a network of international organizations, countries, donors from the public and private sectors, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and individuals that have expressed an interest in working together to achieve this goal. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaThe Global Fund was created to finance a dramatic turnaround in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. These diseases kill over 6 million people each year, and the numbers are growing. Aeras Global TB Vaccine FoundationAeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation focuses on developing new vaccines against TB and ensuring their availability to all who need them. Gates Foundation Global Health ProgramThe mission of the Gates Foundation Global Health Program is to encourage the development of lifesaving medical advances and to help ensure they reach the people who are disproportionately affected. Global Alliance for TB Drug DevelopmentThe TB Alliance works to accelerate the discovery and development of new, faster, and better novel drugs to fight tuberculosis. Global Alliance for Vaccines and ImmunizationThe Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) Alliance is a unique partnership that combines public and private sector resources to bring the benefits of immunization to children in greatest need. Global Business Coalition on AIDS, TB and MalariaThe Global Business Coalition on AIDS, TB and Malaria (GBC) represents over 200 international companies dedicated to ending the HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria epidemics by accessing the business sector’s unique skills and expertise. U.S. TB PartnersNational TB Controllers’ Association (NTCA)American Thoracic Society (ATS)CDC’s Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) |