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Pfizer, DNDi Partner To Identify NTD Drugs; Sanofi-Aventis, Medicines For Malaria Launch Drug Study
20 November 2009
Pfizer and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) on Wednesday announced plans to team up in an effort to identify new drug candidates for the treatment of three tropical diseases, the Associated Press/Business Week reports...
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Also In Global Health News: Sleeping Sickness; Aid For Philippines; U.S., China In Africa; Polio Eradication In Afghanistan; Ethiopia Famine
19 November 2009
Lancet Infectious Diseases Examines Hold-Ups In Implementation Of Sleeping Sickness Therapy
Lancet Infectious Diseases Newsdesk examines how despite evidence that a new therapy to treat sleeping...
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WHO To Launch Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign In West Africa
19 November 2009
The WHO on Tuesday announced it would lead a week-long, multi-country vaccination campaign in Africa next week to protect those "deemed at highest risk from yellow fever," Reuters reports...
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