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Turkey goes smoke-free! PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 09 November 2009 14:54
Congratulations to Turkey! Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, and the direction of The Ministry of Health, all indoor workplaces became smokefree on 19 July. The two-year campaign was supported by civil society. Under the Bloomberg Initiative, partners including the WHO, The Union, and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids have been working closely with the Ministry of Health and the Turkish National Cigarette and Health Committee (SSUK) to support the change. Sylviane Ratte of the Department of Tobacco Control participated in a press conference in Istanbul just before the implementation of the ban.
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TB CAP Supports the Scale-Up of TB Infection Control PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 29 September 2009 10:11

The Tuberculosis Control Assistance Program (TB CAP) is a USAID five-year cooperative agreement (2005-2010) that has been awarded to TBCTA with KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation as the lead partner. The Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance (TBCTA) is a unique coalition of the major international organisations in TB control, including The Union, the Japan Anti-TB Association (JATA), the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and other organisations.
TB CAP identified inadequate awareness concerning TB-Infection Control (TB-IC) among authorities, program managers and health workers, and responded by beginning the promotion of TB-IC in 2007.

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