### Question
Can you define what Stop Tuberculosis Partnership means?


### Answer
**Stop Tuberculosis Partnership** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 2151b*:

> the partnership of the World Health Organization, donors including the United States, high tuberculosis burden countries, multilateral agencies, and nongovernmental and technical agencies committed to short- and long-term measures required to control and eventually eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem in the world

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2151b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER I-INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT > Part I-Declaration of Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations**

