Press Conference: Global Plan to Stop TB

A call on world leaders to act against Tuberculosis. TB is a top global killer with 5,000 deaths every day. The Stop TB Partnership's initial plan achieved many successes and high treatment rates. The Global Plan 2006-2015 continues these efforts and concentrates on providing better tools and better access to treatment. Stopping TB is in the grasp of our generation: World leaders launch a plan on how to do this. Panelists: Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom; William H. Gates III, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation, USA; Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria; Dr. Marcos Espinal, Executive Secretary, Stop Tuberculosis Partnership; Moderated by Francesca Boldrini, Director, Global Health Initiative, World Economic Forum