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European Commission, PR, 29.04.09
Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
"Investing in Africa: a European Commission's perspective"
Conference "Outlook Africa: Investing in Africa's Growth and Health" - Solvay Library

European Parliament, Article, 07.04.09
AIDS: Therapeutic vaccine "in four or five years" says Montagnier
Last year French Professor Luc Montagnier jointly won the Nobel Prize for Medicine with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi for their discovery of the HIV virus in 1983. On 1 April he took part in a conference on biomedical research organised by the European Parliament. In an exclusive interview we spoke to him about his hopes for a therapeutic vaccine for AIDS sufferers within "four or five years". He also spoke of his worries about a lack of interest in scientific research by young people.

European Commission 06.04.2009
World Health Day: Commission Highlights Solidarity in Health
To mark World Health Day, European Commissioner for Health, Androulla Vassiliou will visit several community health projects in Kenya on 6 and 7 April. These projects promote social and economic development through poverty alleviation and strengthening health and education.

Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report

Daily global health news summaries provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

IMF, World Bank Announce Increased Aid Measures For Flood Relief In Pakistan
"The IMF and the World Bank have stepped up aid to flood-hit Pakistan to help the country cope with its worst-ever humanitarian disaster," Agence France-Presse reports.
VOA News Examines U.S. Global Health Initiative
VOA News examines President Barack Obama's $63 billion Global Health Initiative (GHI), noting the initiative's emphasis on cost-effective strategies to improve child- and maternal-health as well as programs to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.
Recent Releases In Global Health
FAO Calls For Special Meeting To Address Global Food Price Spikes
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) "has called a special meeting on the recent spike in food prices, responding to fears of a repeat of the shortages that led to riots in parts of the world two years ago," the Associated Press reports. The inter-governmental committee on grains will meet on Sept. 24, most likely in Rome, according to FAO spokesperson Christopher Matthews. "He said a large number of member countries had expressed concern about a possible repeat of the 2008 food crisis," the AP reports (9/3).
Single-Dose Of Experimental Malaria Drug Clears Parasites In Mice, Represents Potential New Class Of Drugs To Treat Malaria In Humans
An experimental malaria drug was shown to effectively treat the disease in mice with only a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, Reuters reports (Kelland, 9/2). The new drug, known as NITD609, "represents an entirely new class of medicines to treat malaria ... Human trials, backed by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG, could begin later this year," the Wall Street Journal writes (Naik, 9/3).