# \[e-drug\] 24 March: World TB (drugs) day

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**Created:** [March 9, 2001, 7:15am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-24-march-world-tb-drugs-day/10644 "2001-03-09T07:15:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 9, 2001, 7:15am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-24-march-world-tb-drugs-day/10644/1 "2001-03-09T07:15:56Z")

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E-DRUG: 24 March: World TB (drugs) day  
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[copied from STB mailing list with thanks; Sorry for the lengthy email but we only do  
this once - maybe essential drugs and TB people can work together on this issue?  
How about access to affordable MDR-TB drugs? WB]

\* World TB Day, 24 March 2001 "DOTS: TB Cure for All"  
A special "Materials Pack" has been prepared for World TB Day 2001, which  
can be found at: [http://www.stoptb.org/world.tb.day/WTBD\_2001/WTBDpack.htm](http://www.stoptb.org/world.tb.day/WTBD_2001/WTBDpack.htm)

\* Resources/TB News  
- TB abstracts \<[http://www.amedeo.com/medicine/tb.htm&gt](http://www.amedeo.com/medicine/tb.htm&gt); - AMEDEO, The Medical  
Literature Guide  
- Overcoming TB's resistance: Doctors' effort in Peru gives needy a chance  
at cure  
\<[http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/056/nation/Overcoming\_TB\_s\_resistance+.sh](http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/056/nation/Overcoming_TB_s_resistance+.sh)

> - The Boston Globe

- EU To Fight Diseases in Developing World  
[[http://www.stoptb.org/material/news/press/UNwire.010222.htm\](http://www.stoptb.org/material/news/press/UNwire.010222.htm%5C)] - UN Wire  
service  
- New isolation device steps out from TV screen  
[[http://www.stoptb.org/material/news/press/PRnewswire.htm\](http://www.stoptb.org/material/news/press/PRnewswire.htm%5C)] - PR Newswire  
- Yes, Drugs for the Poor - and Patents as Well  
\<[http://www.iht.com/articles/11331.html&gt](http://www.iht.com/articles/11331.html&gt); - International Herald Tribune  
- WHO Evaluates Decentralized Mauritania Programme  
[[http://www.stoptb.org/material/news/press/Unwire.010221.htm\](http://www.stoptb.org/material/news/press/Unwire.010221.htm%5C)] - UN Wire

\* Events  
- IUATLD 24th Conference of the Middle East Region  
\<[http://www.iuatld.org/html/r\_middleeast.htm&gt](http://www.iuatld.org/html/r_middleeast.htm&gt);  
Sudan, Khartoum, January 20-23, 2002  
- IUATLD Conference of the European Region  
Romania, Bucharest, April 17-20, 2002 (Programme to be announced)  
- IUATLD World Conference on Lung Health  
Canada, Montreal, October 9-12, 2002 (Programme to be announced)

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