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		<title>MITOSATH: The Mission to Save the Helpless</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 19:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heena Patel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by her experiences during her time as a youth corps member in Nigeria’s National Youth Service, Francisca Olamiju founded the Mission to Save the Helpless (MITOSATH). MITOSATH is a non-governmental development organization (NGDO) dedicated to fighting onchocerciasis (river blindness) and other common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, soil transmitted helminthes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neglected Tropical Diseases and the Festival of Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Garlow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, in partnership with the Embassy of South Africa, hosted a panel called “Integrated Approaches to Health and Development through NTD Control.” The panel discussion was a part of larger event hosted by the Embassy of South Africa, called “Thought Leadership for the African Health Agenda.”  The Embassy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award goes to Dr. F. Marc LaForce</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year since 1994 the Sabin Vaccine Institute has recognized distinguished members of the scientific community with its highest honor, the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award. Gold Medal Award winners have made significant contributions to vaccinology or a complementary field. This year the Gold Medal Award is being presented to Dr. F. Marc LaForce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eliminating NTDs: Bright Future for Burundi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heena Patel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burundi is small, heavily populated, landlocked country in East Africa. It is one of the poorest countries in the world and home to several debilitating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This however, is changing as the future for Burundi is looking hopeful. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic disabling infections affecting more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trypanosomes, climate change and evolution; past and present</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Charles Ebikeme “Trypanosomiasis has kept Africa green&#8230;” The quote above comes from a book I can’t remember by an author whose name escapes me. In essence, it alludes to the inextricable relationship and balance that exists between all things on our planet, particularly the relationship between man and his environment. For a long time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merck Serono Helps Eliminate Schistosomiasis in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merck Serono plans to double its donation from 25 million tablets to 50 million tablets and will continue a commitment to donations indefinitely, until schistosomiasis has been eliminated in Africa. In a press statement released today, Merck Serono said that in addition to doubling their annual donation of praziquantel, they will financially support a World [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visceral leishmaniasis/HIV co-infection in East Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Julien Potet, Neglected Tropical Diseases Policy Advisor at Médecins Sans Frontières’ Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines Today is the last day of the 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a hotspot for cases of co-infection between HIV and visceral leishmaniasis: around one-third of [...]]]></description>
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