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The grants... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1962 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1962 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000 U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) Awards Abt Associates US$250 Million, 6-Year PATHS2 Contract to Lead Health System Strengthening Effort in Nigeria CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Abt Associates announced it has been awarded the largest contract in its history, the Partnership for Transforming Health Systems2 (PATHS2), by... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1937 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1937 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:14:00 +0000 International Diabetes Federation Calls for Global Action to Keep All Children With Diabetes Alive BRUSSELS, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) announced today that it is bringing together key opinion leaders to push for action to secure care for the thousands... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1902 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1902 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0000 Statement From Peter Hepburn, Cats Protection's Chief Executive, Regarding the Collapse of Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander CHELWOOD GATE, England, October 10 /PRNewswire/ -- "Cats Protection (CP) has announced that it has become a victim, alongside many other organisations, institutions, companies and private... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1898 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1898 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:23:00 +0000 WHO Governing Body Makes Decisions Affecting Health Systems TBILISI, Georgia, September 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The need to strengthen health systems so that they can quickly and flexibly respond to the rising number of challenges was on the agenda of WHO's... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1752 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1752 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:41:00 +0000 ORBIS Ireland Urges Athletes to Join the Great Ethiopian Run and Help Eliminate Blinding Trachoma DUBLIN, Ireland, August 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking for a challenge? 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ORBIS Ireland invites runners to compete in the 2008 Great Ethiopian Run on November 23rd in the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1546 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1546 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0000 Malaria Vaccine Developer Sanaria Inc. and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Awarded Collaborative, Multi-Year, US $600,000 NIH Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Grant ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanaria Inc., a privately held company in Rockville, Maryland, and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) announced the receipt of a... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1461 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1461 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:24:00 +0000 Catholics Asked to Tell Their Bishops to End Ban on Contraception WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty years ago, a decision was announced that has had a catastrophic impact on the poor and powerless around the world. On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI slammed the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1420 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1420 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000 Gates Foundation Welcomes G8 Commitments and Urges Follow Through to Address Problems Affecting the World's Poor SEATTLE, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released the following statement regarding the G8 Summit: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation welcomes the renewed... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1362 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1362 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:44:00 +0000 Global Health Progress Joins WHO and DNDi to Call For Increased Commitments to Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases TOYAKO, Japan, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "The worldwide pharmaceutical industry is joining the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) in calling on the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1361 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1361 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:50:00 +0000 Chairman Sasakawa of The Nippon Foundation Appeals to Chinese Premier and Beijing Olympic Committee President over Olympic Travel Ban on People Affected by Leprosy TOKYO, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The 8th United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland has unanimously approved a resolution tabled by Japan, entitled "Elimination of Discrimination... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1248 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1248 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:32:00 +0000 Health Experts Call on Global Leaders to Ensure Access to Life-Saving Pneumococcal Vaccines REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 1,000 of the world's leading experts in infectious diseases and vaccines are meeting during the 6th International Symposium on Pneumococci and... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1177 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1177 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:00:00 +0000 World's Leading Health Experts Urge Countries to Use Newly Released Data to Prevent the Death of Millions of Children Due to Rotavirus ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 350 of the world's leading scientific experts, policymakers and leading public health professionals from 67 countries convened today during the 8th... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1148 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/1148 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:00 +0000 ORF Genetics Opens Revolutionary 'Green Factory' in Iceland REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ORF Genetics (http://www.orfgenetics.com), an Icelandic biotechnology company, announced today the opening of new and revolutionary 22,000 ft^2 (2043m^2)... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/984 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/984 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:48:00 +0000 AmeriCares Relief Worker Arrives in Myanmar STAMFORD, Connecticut, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- An AmeriCares emergency relief expert arrived in Myanmar earlier today to assess the crisis situation and continue with efforts to obtain clearance... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/963 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/963 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:32:00 +0000 International Rescue Committee Mobilizes More Emergency Teams for Myanmar; Warns of Massive Health Disaster Unless Aid Reaches Cyclone Survivors Fast BANGKOK, Thailand, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- International Rescue Committee emergency team members have arrived in Myanmar and four additional teams are on standby for deployment to the region as the... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/962 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/962 Sat, 10 May 2008 01:27:00 +0000 Rotary Clubs Provide Emergency Shelters, Supplies to Cyclone Victims EVANSTON, Illinois, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- As major relief agencies waited for access to cyclone ravaged Myanmar, among the first charities actually to reach the affected area was Shelterbox, a... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/960 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/960 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:53:00 +0000 Aid Urgently Needed in Myanmar (Burma): Lutheran World Relief Responds BALTIMORE, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lutheran World Relief is supplying desperately needed emergency aid to Myanmar (Burma) in the wake of the devastating cyclone that struck there over the weekend.... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/954 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/954 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:17:00 +0000 Largest Ever Regional AIDS Conference to Review Epidemic Status and Changing Challenges in the Response MOSCOW, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting tomorrow, the second Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference (EECAAC II), the largest AIDS-focused event to date in the region, will bring together a... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/911 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/911 Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Launches Global Health Progress Initiative to Expand Efforts to Improve Health in Developing Countries WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The worldwide pharmaceutical industry today launched Global Health Progress, an initiative to bring research-based biopharmaceutical companies, global health... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/802 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/802 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +0000 International Health Leaders Address Globalization and Academic Health Center Infrastructure WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Academic health center leaders from around the world will be taking a Voyage of Discovery addressing the visions, growth, and strategic partnerships of academic... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/620 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/620 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:20:00 +0000 Robotic Surgeons From Around the World Attend One-of-a-Kind Conference by Global Robotics Institute at Florida Hospital ORLANDO, Florida, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Orlando, Fla., is known for theme parks and sun, but beginning Monday, surgeons from countries such as South Korea, Chile, Turkey, and Italy... http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/712 http://pharmalicensing.com/redirs/news_rss/public/news/viewNewsML/712 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:52:00 +0000