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Tag Archives: Medical Countermeasures
Oxford Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium presents at Power of Vaccines event
TweetAdam Stoten, the deputy general manager of the Oxford Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium, recently made a presentation on the progress of new tuberculosis vaccine candidates at the Power of Vaccines symposium. Stoten said that while there has been major progress made … Read More »
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U.K. MPs urge more money for Global Fund
TweetMembers of the British Parliament are urging the United Kingdom to give more money to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The International Development Committee raised concerns that funding previously pledged by ministers over a year ago … Read More »
Work starts on $30 million TB hospital in Afghanistan
TweetAfghanistan has started work on a $30 million hospital to treat tuberculosis, a bacterial disease that infects 53,000 Afghans annually. The government of Japan is paying for the 80 bed hospital in Kabul, which will also serve as a treatment … Read More »
Vietnam launches avian flu prevention project
TweetVietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will implement a $300,000 project to prevent the occurrence of avian influenza over the course of the next year in nine different cities and provinces. The project, funded by the U.S. Agency for … Read More »
Global Fund board meets in Geneva
TweetThe board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, recently met in Geneva, Switzerland, for the first time since the arrival of new General Manager Gabriel Jaramillo. The Global Fund began operating in 2002, and its board … Read More »