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		<title>NTDs and the US elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Alanna Shaikh The United States is the largest supporter of neglected tropical disease programs in the world. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administers a long standing – and successful &#8211; program for NTD control, with a particular focus on rapid impact packages of NTD drugs. In a recent article on PLOS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Looks to the East</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In April, China released its first white paper on foreign aid, detailing and outlining its strategy
on aid towards Africa, from financial resources, debt relief, humanitarian aid, and infrastructure
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		<title>Global Network Ambassador Continues to Make the Case for Global Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Larcheveque</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tommy G. Thompson, former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and former Governor of Wisconsin (1987-2001) spoke out about global health as a key lever in foreign policy on Wednesday in an editorial published by the Huffington Post. Secretary Thompson acknowledges the difficult foreign policy issues facing the 112th Congress and offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modest Increases Proposed for U.S. Global Health Program Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Obama administration released its budget request for fiscal year 2012. The Administration is proposing a 2% increase towards the Global Health Initiative (GHI), raising their U.S. investment to $9.8 billion. However, despite these increases, John Cohen of ScienceMag posts about the injurious nature of the proposed cuts by the House of Representatives. &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Resolution Honors Rotary International for 105 Years of Humanitarian Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anjana Padmanabhan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPyqp6XqJ1s Rotary International, an international club dedicated to promoting peace and goodwill through humanitarian service recently received a new honor. The organization with an impressive following of more than 1.2 million members in 34,000 clubs around the world was recognized by the U.S Congress! This week, in honor of Rotary’s 105 years of service, Congressman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Vaccine Veteran: Albert Sabin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Segal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Jennifer Segal Today is Veteran’s Day!  A day to honor U.S .veterans for their patriotism and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. The Sabin Vaccine Institute was founded in honor of Dr. Albert Sabin, a renowned scientist and a great American veteran. Dr. Sabin was in the midst of his polio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO Releases First Comprehensive Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases</title>
		<link>http://endtheneglect.org/2010/10/who-released-its-first-ntd-report-today/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=who-released-its-first-ntd-report-today</link>
		<comments>http://endtheneglect.org/2010/10/who-released-its-first-ntd-report-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqROB3GHMq4 For the first time ever,  the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) called, “Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases,”  released this morning in Geneva, Switzerland. The report demonstrates that control and elimination efforts are producing results—and that achievements are being recognized. One of [...]]]></description>
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