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	Christmas cards - last orders 15th Dec
	4 new designs and our most popular designs from previous years are available from our card sales site now. Click here for the full range and to purchase cards. Every penny from TB Alert card sales benefits our work due to printing costs being covered by a corporate donor.

	Alfred's story - prevention is better than cure
	This year's Christmas mailing features the story of Alfred, a little boy in Malawi who has taken preventative therapy to stop him becoming ill with TB. Our mailing will be posted this week - if you do not receive our mailings by post and would like to read Alfred's story, please click here. To donate directly to our appeal please click here.

	Secretary of State sends Message to TB Alert supporters
	Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander says in his seasonal message that he is proud to be in partnership with TB Alert in the fight against world poverty. Read more

	Have you been affected by TB? Join the TB Action Group (TBAG)
	TB Alert is delighted to be facilitating this new voice for people affected by TB. If you or someone you know has been affected by TB and may be interested in being involved with TBAG (or if you would like to talk to someone in confidence about TB) email Tessa Marshall, Information Officer(or call 01273 234770).

	Missed the post? Support TB Alert with e-greetings
	To send TB Alert e-greetings through the wonderful Everyclick's "Considerate Christmas" site, just click here. Don't forget to use everyclick as your search engine - it wont cost you (or us) a thing and could raise up to £15 per supporter per year! Read more

	Help raise awareness about TB by joining us on Facebook
	TB Alert is now on the social networking site Facebook! Visit our page by clicking here and become a fan of our organisation and help us raise awareness of this curable disease.

	Translated Clinical Information materials are now available
	TB Alert is pleased to announce that our Clinical Information leaflets are now available translated into 20 languages. Click here to view these materials in English, for further information on the languages that are available and how to order.

	Thoughts on Badgers
	TB Alert is a "human TB charity", and while Bovine TB is a concern where it affects humans, we do not offer expertise on veterinary issues, and we do not take an official stance on issues concerning the "badger" debate. Click here to read more

	Winstone Zulu tells his story - living with HIV, surviving TB
	Click here to watch a 1 min video about TB and HIV in Africa. hi res/lo res or read about Winstone here.

	Give with confidence - our fundraising promise
	TB Alert has chosen to become a member of the FundRaising Standards Board - which works to ensure that organisation raising money from the public do so honestly and properly. Read our Fundraising Promise.

News

27/11/08…How nutrition and TB are linked

95 per cent of new TB cases every year occur in developing countries. Deficiencies of protein, vitamins and minerals have detrimental effects on the immune system. Read more....

20/11/08…TB presentations to download

Visit our publications page by clicking here and download the presentations that took place on the 20th November at the Manchester TB Conference. Read more....

20/11/08…Lilly win recognition for TB work

Eli Lilly and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) have been recognised for their joint work in combating tuberculosis. Read more....

12/11/08…Europe failing on global TB threat

Medecins Sans Frontieres report "Cough up for TB!" reveals insufficient and badly designed funding for research. To read the report click here, or Read more....

30/10/08…"TB in the UK" - 2008 HPA report

The Health Protection Agency has released its 2008 annual report on Tuberculosis in the UK. Click here to view the report, or Read more....

20/10/08…TB prevention in HIV patients

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) today announces the successful results of a TB candidate-vaccine trial for HIV-infected patients. Read more....

15/10/08…TB older than previously thought

Human tuberculosis may be 3,000 years older than previously thought, say researchers who analysed DNA from 9,000-year-old human bones found off the coast of Israel. Read more....

04/10/08…XDR-TB - Global photo exhibition

The emergence of a devastating drug-resistant strain means that tuberculosis now kills more of us than malaria. Award-winning photographer James Nachtwey travelled from Siberian prisons to Cambodian clinics to document the battle against this 'virtually untreatable' and deadliest of diseases. Click here to go straight to his slide show, or Read more...

23/09/08…Unified strategy to beat big killers

Together HIV/AIDs, TB and malaria account for more than 6 million deaths per year and co-infection is common, presenting even greater challenges. Read more....

17/09/08…Remains of UK's earliest TB victim?

Scientists say a skeleton discovered in a shallow grave in York might be that of one of Britain's earliest victims of tuberculosis. Read more....

15/09/08…Drug development at critical stage

Consortiums and high levels of partnership are key to finding new drugs and diagnostic tools needed in TB, as is continuous funding, experts at a recent TB symposium in Mozambique have said. Read more....

Update:

14/01/07

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