Call for Nominations: The Tuberculosis Survival Prize 2011
The call for nominations for The Tuberculosis Survival Prize 2011 closes on the 30th September 2011. The prize, an annual award of $2000 sponsored by the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, is awarded in recognition of innovation in TB/MDR-TB advocacy and social mobilization, and the winner will also be profiled on the TBSP website. Nominations are currently open for individuals, groups or NGOs working in the field of HIV/TB or TB/MDR-TB. Applications from people directly affected by TB/MDR-TB are also actively encouraged, as are those from organizations who were previously nominated for the prize.
Applicants are encouraged to complete the prize entry form on the Tuberculosis Survival Project website
(http://www.tbsurvivalproject.org/) and sent directly to paulthornlondon@hotmail.com.
Find out more about previous winners
All applications should be written in either English or French, and should include a photograph of the applicant. Applications will be judged by an invited panel representative of a variety of sections of the global TB community. The prize will be presented at a reception in connection with the International Union of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease in Lille, France, 26th October 2011.
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