RE: [npoc-voice] Reminder: Next NPOC call Tuesday, November 8!

[Abdulai Sesay <movementagainsttb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Amber,

I will be interested for the meeting. I want to know the outcome of the Darkarr 
meeting especially for our membership status in the NPOC.

Thans

Abdulai Abubakarr Sesay
National Director
Civil Society Movement Against Tuberculosis Sierra Leone(CISMAT-SL)
54 Wellington Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
+23276-202849/+23277-273135
E-mail:movementagainsttb@xxxxxxxxxxx/abdulaipeacemaker@xxxxxxxxxxx
Weblink:www.http://www.stoptb.org/partners/default.

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Civil Society Movement Against Tuberculosis in Sierra Leone (CISMAT-SL) is a 
Civil Society led movement, non-profit making and a coalition of Civil Society 
Organizations working on the campaign against tuberculosis in Sierra Leone in 
order to promote the involvement of Civil Society groups in TB campaigns and 
increase advocacy efforts for the prevention, early diagnosis and care and 
control of TB in Sierra Leone. 
 
Realizing that TB is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV 
which is the most important risk factor for developing TB. Almost one in four 
deaths among people with HIV is due to TB.  The implementation of collaborative 
TB/HIV activities including the Three Is and earlier initiation of ART is 
proven to prevent unnecessary deaths among people living with HIV. However, the 
scale up of implementation of activities particularly the Three Is for HIV/TB 
(Isoniazid preventive therapy, intensified case finding for TB, and Infection 
control) is very low. For example by the end of 2009 only 5% of all people 
living with HIV were screened for TB and less than 1% are provided with 
isoniazid preventive therapy. 
 
Recognized of the fact that HIV/AIDS is fueling a resurgence of TB in many 
areas of the world particularly Sierra Leone. Global incidence of TB has 
increased over the past 10 years, killing approximately 2 million people 
annually. At the same time, TB is a leading cause of death by infectious 
disease for people living with HIV/AIDS. Yet when contrasted with the extent of 
social mobilization around HIV/AIDS, the lack of political commitment and Civil 
Society involvement to TB control is striking. 
 
 
 

 


From: asterling@xxxxxxxx
To: npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [npoc-voice] Reminder: Next NPOC call Tuesday, November 8!
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 20:41:07 +0000











Hi All,
 
The NPOC members conference call is scheduled for next Tuesday, November 8 at 
4:00pm EST (21:00 UTC). 

 
We have much to report from the ICANN 42 meeting held at the end of October in 
Dakar, Senegal.  Debra Hughes and Michael Carson did an amazing job 
representing the NPOC and our members during the meeting!  Michael looks 
forward to sharing
 his experiences with you.
 
Please email me directly if you need the toll free conference dialing 
instructions.  The conference call passcode is: 5913.
 
I will send out a more complete meeting agenda on Monday.
 
Many thanks,
Amber
 
Amber Sterling
Senior Intellectual Property Specialist
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
(P) 202-862-6139
(F) 202-828-0659