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TB on the Agenda at the World Cup
Tuberculosis is on the agenda at the Football for Hope Festival 2010 – an official event of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – which opened Sunday in Johannesburg. The week-long event celebrates the power of football for social change, with 32 teams of young people from disadvantaged communities around the world gathering for a festival of football, culture, education and entertainment.
TBVI Releases 2009 Annual Report
TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative (TBVI), a foundation that aims to develop new vaccines for tuberculosis, today released its annual report 2009. In 2009 TBVI made significant progress in its overall objective to develop new vaccines for tuberculosis. Preceded by many years of research and development, last year four vaccine candidates moved from discovery phase to early clinical development. Furthermore, TBVI expanded its network with several new research partners and completed the formation of its Board of Trustees.
Aeras Appoints New President and CEO
The Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation today announced that James E. Connolly has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. He joins Aeras after a career in the pharmaceutical industry, most recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Wyeth Vaccines. He will take over as Aeras President and CEO on August 9, 2010.
This Week in TB R&D – 29 June 2010
By far, one of the greatest needs in TB R&D is the identification of biomarkers. The value of biomarkers cannot be overemphasized. Briefly, we will highlight what biomarkers are, how they are used, and describe their importance and potential for significant impact for TB drug discovery.
Future of Olive View TB Ward in Doubt
Los Angeles County is spending more than $16 million to build a dedicated tuberculosis ward that also could serve as a treatment center to isolate victims of a bioterrorism attack. But something’s missing: people to staff it.
This week in TB R&D – 22 June 2010
Last week, an analysis of product development partnerships (PDP) funding based on data from G-FINDER was published in the journal, International Health. The article praises successful PDPs as productive and cost-effective, while calling attention to their “increasingly important role as creators, developers and deliverers of new products for neglected diseases.”
NY Times Article on Sanatoriums
The last of the nation’s original tuberculosis sanitariums sits, improbably, just off Interstate 95, near a Dunkin’ Donuts and a Motel 6, and just behind fields of children playing soccer. The fading signs out front simply say A.G. Holley State Hospital. There is nothing to suggest that one of history’s greatest killers lurks inside.
This Week in TB R&D – 15 June 2010
On Friday, June 11th, the Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research hosted their annual scientific meeting and the WGND was there to cover the event. Approximately 100-200 people were present including persons from NIH and small pharmaceutical companies. This annual meeting is an opportunity for the epidemiological, clinical and basic researchers to relate their [...]
This Week in TB R&D – 8 June 2010
Our goal is to keep our audience up to date on the latest TB drug research & development. The past couple of months have seen a flurry of publishing activity. In order to present these to you quickly, we are diverging from our usual one-by-one analysis in favor of brief synopses with links to the abstracts or full paper for a few of these interesting papers.
World Bank Approves US$63.66 Million to Create Critical Public Health Laboratory Network in East Africa
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2010 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$63.66 million to create a unique regional network of 25 public health laboratories across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda. This network will operate across country borders, improving access to diagnostic services to vulnerable populations in cross border areas and making optimal use of internet and mobile communications to improve public health.
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Toppix TB News- Isoniazid resistance and death in patients with tuberculous meningitis: retrospective cohort study. 8 Sep 2010
- Global Fund needs U.S. support 8 Sep 2010
- New park memorializes ORC 7 Sep 2010
- Experimental TB test called fast, accurate 7 Sep 2010
- People with diabetes up to 2-3 times higher risk of TB 7 Sep 2010
