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Evaluation of PEPFAR

(InstituteofMedicine) Through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States has provided an unprecedented level of health and development assistance and health diplomacy around the world. PEPFAR has saved and improved the lives of millions of people; supported HIV prevention, care, and treatment; strengthened systems; and engaged with partner countries to facilitate Read More »

February 20, 2013
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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‘Growing’ medicines in plants requires new regulations

(EurekAlert) Scientists say amending an EU directive on GMOs could help stimulate innovation in making vaccines, cheaper pharmaceuticals and organic plastics using plants. In a paper to be published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, six scientists from the US and Europe compare risk assessment and regulation between the two continents. They will run a web chat Read More »

February 20, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Policy & Initiatives
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Supreme Court to Hear Monsanto Seed Patent Case Today

(FoodSafetyNews) Today, the Supreme Court will hear a patent case that’s been billed as the one to determine who owns the rights to seeds in the ground: the farmer who planted them on his land, or the company that invested resources in designing and selling them.

February 19, 2013
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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U.S. Engages with Cambodia for Improved Biosecurity

(GlobalBiodefense) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) this week announced a sole source contract to Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program (DMDP), a nonprofit organization, for capability improvements to Cambodian microbiologic laboratories.

February 18, 2013
| Filed under South Asia and Policy & Initiatives
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Using transportation data to predict pandemics

(EurekAlert) In a world of increasing global connections, predicting the spread of infectious diseases is more complicated than ever. Pandemics no longer follow the patterns they did centuries ago, when diseases swept through populations town by town; instead, they spread quickly and seemingly at random, spurred by the interactions of 3 billion air travelers per Read More »