Submitted by Sabin Admin on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 15:44
Former president of Ghana joins forces with the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases to eliminate diseases of poverty
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2012—Today, the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (Global Network), a major initiative of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, announced President John A. Kufuor as the organization’s new neglected tropical disease (NTD) Special Envoy. The collaboration was announced at a luncheon hosted by the Global Network and the African Union to honor the former Ghanian president for his political and humanitarian achievements in Africa and throughout the world.
Submitted by Sabin Admin on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 16:58
“Harry Potter” star joins global effort to eliminate seven diseases by 2020
LONDON, April 12, 2012 – British actor Tom Felton is calling on his fans to join him in the fight to eliminate seven neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2020. As an ambassador for the END7 campaign, Felton is helping to raise public awareness about these devastating diseases of poverty that infect one in six people worldwide, including 500 million children.
President, Sabin Vaccine Institute; founding dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; author, 'Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases'