Posts Tagged ‘Gates Foundation’

The Fight Against Guinea Worm: In Pictures

March 12th, 2010

After decades of effort, Guinea worm is on the verge of joining smallpox as an eradicated disease. In addition to support the Gates Foundation gives to us on the NTDs we focus on, we want to draw your attention to a photo gallery on the Foundation’s website profiling this battle. These images, three of which are shown above, provide a face to the battle against Guinea worm. You can find these, and the rest, here.

Dr. Rajiv Shah Officially Sworn in as USAID Administrator

January 7th, 2010

Read the transcript of of Dr. Shah’s swearing in ceremony here