03/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - Fight against tuberculosis. On Thursday 3 February, the European Parliament adopted a resolution which states that in order to fight tuberculosis, vaccinations are an essential tool, together with better detection tests - reliable, inexpensive and dependable - and more effective diagnosis and treatment, “implying a major overhaul of research and increased, sustainable funding”. It stresses that only a vaccination programme involving a large-scale vaccination campaign can have a positive effect in eliminating tuberculosis by 2050. It calls upon the European Commission to explore innovative means of funding, such as the creation of a financial guarantee by the member states and/or the EU to raise funds for the TBVI initiative (for vaccination against tuberculosis), from the European Investment Bank (EIB), in order to guarantee the funding of research into neglected and unprofitable diseases in developing countries. (L.C./transl.fl)