News about 'funding'

The Stop TB Partnership has provided information and references to help partners to prepare a successful proposal to The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria . The call for Round 11 applications was released on August 15. Go to http://www.stoptb.org/global/tbfriends/ to get more...

Louw GE, Warren RM, Gey van Pittius NC, Leon R, Jimenez A, Pando RH, McEvoy CR, Grobbelaar M, Murray M, van Helden PD, Victor TC. Rifampicin Reduces Susceptibility to Ofloxacin in Rifampicin Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis through Efflux. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Apr 21. [Epub ahead of...

These are the facts (source: Time to Act-Save a million lives by 2015 brochure ) : At least one out of three people in the world has latent TB infection, which increases the risk of becoming ill with TB. People living with HIV have an estimated 20 to 30 times greater risk of developing active TB...

Today was the opening of the 2-day Stop TB Partnership’s Coordinating Board (CB) meeting in Washington, D.C. which included welcoming remarks by Dr. Rajiv Shah (Administrator, USAID), Ms. Lois Quam (Executive Director, GHI), and Dr. Howard Koh (Assistant Secretary, U.S. Depart. of HHS). Having the...

2010 G-Finder Report The third annual G-Finder report, Neglected Disease Research and Development, was released on February 16, 2011. The report, compiled by the Policy Cures staff using information self-reported by granting and recipient institutions, provides the latest information on the funding...

In addition, other discussions in the policy realm toss around the idea that the government should get a return on the sale of drugs that were developed with federal funds in the face of high drug costs and medical care. This debate surrounding the public sectors role in downstream drug development...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting letters of inquiry for the new grant program Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis. This grant program is part of the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. With up to $12 million of funding, the program seeks to validate...

BioVision and the Lilly MDR ‐ TB Partnership create an award for young scientists, in conjunction with TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world The BioVision Lilly Award, in conjunction with TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, will honour outstanding scientific...

Starting 1st December 2010, TB REACH is accepting proposals for the second wave of funding for projects that promote early and increased case detection of tuberculosis (TB) cases and ensure their timely treatment, while maintaining high cure rates within National TB Programmes. TB REACH encourages...

This post originally appeared on Science Speaks . US Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced $2.9 million to support six research projects related to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis on Monday. This investment is a component of the...

photo courtesy LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's blog This post originally appeared on the website of LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky: http://zev.lacounty.gov/news/health/future-of-olive-view-tb-ward-in-doubt Los Angeles County is spending more than $16 million to build a dedicated...

Analysis of PDP Funding Landscape released by G-FINDER Last week, an analysis of product development partnerships (PDP) funding based on data from G-FINDER was published in the journal, International Health . The article praises successful PDPs as productive and cost-effective, while calling...

To sign on to this letter, please email your name or the name of your organization to Lucy Cheshire at lucy_chesire@yahoo.com . Dear UNITAID Executive Board, We write as members of civil society to draw attention to a grave and urgent situation – the unexplainable delay of board approved grants to...

Press Release No:2010/432/AFR Contacts In Kampala: Steven Shalita, +256-414-302 248, sshalita@worldbank.org In Washington: Herbert Boh, +1-202-473-3548, hboh@worldbank.org The World Bank WASHINGTON, May 25, 2010 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$63.66 million to create...

Grand Challenges Canada's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Peter A. Singer looks on as Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (R) holds a microscope Dear Colleagues, It is a great pleasure to announce the launch of Grand Challenges Canada / Grands Défis Canada – an innovative organization that...