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9 Sep 2008

Dengue vaccine to be trialled in Viet Nam

Approval for research based at Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City.
Source: VietNamNet
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9 Sep 2008

Ugandan university will receive funding for malaria vaccine research

Makerere University will get a €300,000 grant from the African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET)
Source: The New Vision
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5 Sep 2008

Mining industry acts against malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS

Industry organization produces guidance on action in the workplace.
Source: Mineweb; International Council of Mining & Metals
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3 Sep 2008

Working together against malaria: new international partnership announced

US and Indian companies to collaborate with Swiss charity.
Source: Medicines for Malaria Venture
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26 Aug 2008

Accra meeting aims to create an aid system fit for purpose

The Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, will assess progress towards reform of the aid system.
Source: TropIKA.net
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15 Aug 2008

Public-private partnerships: Fostering biomedical developments in malaria vaccines and leishmaniasis treatment

Two public-private partnerships in malaria vaccine research and leishmaniasis treatment were recently announced.
Source: Upstream Biosciences Inc.; Sanaria Inc.
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5 Aug 2008

UK government report calls for strong international leadership to control the spread of infectious diseases

The report supports the central role of WHO but urges reform of the organization.
Source: UK Parliament; Press Association; Lancet; Sydney Morning Herald
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4 Aug 2008

Health information is a social determinant of health

eHealth conference series focuses on access to health information and knowledge sharing
Source: TropIKA.net
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1 Aug 2008

Tobacco industry says Malawi will lose out if DDT is used in malaria control

Pesticide residues would lose exports for the country’s number one employer.
Source: African Agriculture
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1 Aug 2008

Child-size Chagas’ treatment introduced in Brazil

Children with Chagas’ disease across the Americas will have access to new child-sized treatment doses.
Source: Associated Press
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