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StopTB Canada initiative is part
of a global movement to accelerate social
and political action to stop the
unnecessary spread of tuberculosis around
the world.
 Find out
more about the initiative
Canada pledged  to fight infectious
diseases including tuberculosis at the G8 Summit in Japan.
The G8 countries agreed to reduce
the number of people with TB
worldwide by 50% by the year 2010.
When asked if it was not too
ambitious for the G8 to have made
this pledge Prime Minister Chretien
said: ``Yes, it's ambitious. It has
to be ambitious.''
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Make a difference by participating in the global partnership to end Tuberculosis. Help raise awareness about Tuberculosis and assist in the reduction of global TB.
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Every person with TB has the
right to be treated for his or her
disease. TB can be cured, ... So let us
stop denying them this basic human
right".
-Archbishop Desmond
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