Global Fund to Fight Deadly Diseases
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A fund set up to help combat three of the world's most widespread diseases will support another round of projects, organizers said Thursday, after the United States dropped its objections to financing provisions.
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Rich nations pledged $200 million to fight diseases in poor countries on Wednesday, promising to slash the time it takes to get new vaccines to needy children and save more than a million lives a year.
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Non-profit groups developing new drugs  and vaccines for neglected tropical diseases urgently need more  than $1 billion in additional funding, according to a report on  Friday.
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PRETORIA -- The Bush administration said yesterday it would extend by two months a deadline for other countries to contribute roughly $240 million to the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an amount that is required before the United States releases its full pledge.
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Seven developing countries in Africa and Asia will be the first to take part in a new global health campaign aimed at directing aid more effectively at the basic needs of poor countries, Britain said on Wednesday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation and the government of Norway yesterday pledged more than $1 billion to vaccinate millions of children against diseases that often kill, but are easily preventable.
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International researchers launched the first worldwide health research summit Tuesday in a desperate bid to revive research on the so-called &quot;forgotten diseases,&quot; the illnesses of the poor that account for one-half the world&#39;s deaths.
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GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged governments to provide funds to drug makers developing vaccines against a feared influenza pandemic, which could kill millions of people.
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Donor countries promised nearly $10 billion to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria over the next three years at a meeting on Thursday.
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Global health leaders meeting in  Mexico this week want nations of the world to spend more on  medical research, not only to develop new cures but to make  those now on the market available to the poor.
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Cape Town - Sweden has announced a new contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria in response to an urgent appeal from former president Nelson Mandela and United States rock star Bono, according to the South African government
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on  Monday pledged $83.5 million to fight malaria by paying for  better controls, vaccine research and prevention of a disease  that kills more than a million people a year.
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A portion of sales goes to the Global Fund, which finances health programs in Africa.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders meeting in Germany turned their attention to Africa on Friday, agreeing a $60 billion pledge to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging the continent, according to a diplomat.
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(AGI) - London, Nov. 27 - There is a chronic shortage of investments in human resources in the health sector around the world. This impedes forceful fighting of illnesses such as tuberculosis, AIDS, and malaria.
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The upcoming Group of Eight summit is a prime opportunity for world leaders to show they are seriously committed to fighting the spread of infectious diseases, the acting head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Leaders of the world's major powers will turn their attention to Africa on Friday and are widely expected to announce a $60 billion pledge to fight AIDS and other killer diseases.