HIV

New York Times: Study Shows Correlation Between HIV/Aids and Schistosomiasis

May 25, 2009

New York Times

Global Update
Parasites: Giving a Deworming Drug to Girls Could Cut H.I.V. Transmission in Africa
The New York Times

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Published: May 25, 2009
Giving an inexpensive deworming drug to millions of girls in rural Africa could substantially reduce transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers say.

Never a Greater Need: Social Investment and Philanthropy in Times of Crisis

15 April 2009

Kari Stoever of Sabin Vaccine Institute/Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases will be a featured speaker at a breakfast sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Group of Institutes, Foundations and Enterprises (GIFE), Schwab Foundation, and Synergos Institute in conjunction with the World Economic Forum on Latin American being held from April 14th to April 16th, 2009.

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Neglected Disease Research & Development: How Much are We Really Spending?

February 12, 2009

Moran M, Guzman J, Ropars A:, McDonald A, Sturm T, Jameson N, Wu L, Ryan S, Umune B (2009) Neglected Disease Research & Development: How Much Are We Really Spending? The George Institute for International Health, February 2009.

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