Jocelyn Conway
New Meningitis A Vaccine for Africa – MenAfriVac
The Meningitis Vaccine Project provides African health authorities, for the first time, with an affordable, long-term solution that protects even young children against meningitis A.
Improving Maternal Health Worldwide
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies A free public forum on maternal health was held on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Liu Institute for Global Issues. NGDI Associate, Dr. Farah Schroff was a panelist for the session. She was interviewed by Redeye Radio 102.7 about this issue. To listen to this 14 minute interview click here. […]
Call for Proposals: Muskoka Initiative Partnership Program
CIDA is launching a $75 million call for projects over $500,000 to address maternal, newborn, and child health under its Partners for Development Program.
CFRI Postdoctoral Fellowship – Vaccines against Neglected Global Diseases
The Kollmann laboratory, based at the Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The application deadline is January 15, 2011.
Text messaging improves health of Kenyans with HIV
Lancet article by NGDI Associate Dr. Richard Lester highlights mHealth at work in Kenya.
Dr. Tobias Kollmann heads structured collaboration with Advaxis, Inc.
Kollmann lab agreement with Advaxis worth $465,000 over five years.
Advaxis & Kollmann Lab to Collaborate on Infectious Disease Vaccines
Drs. Wasan and Goulding to speak at UAEM Symposium November 20, 2010
UAEM University Neglected Disease and Innovation Symposium, Washington, DC.
WHO Releases First Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Working to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases. Renewed engagement to scale-up integrated interventions announced.
Oral Amphotericin B Program Receives FDA Orphan Drug Status
iCo Therapeutics Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company’s oral Amphotericin B program, “iCo-009”, has been granted Orphan Drug status for the treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis by the US Food and Drug Administration.
NGDI Poster Presented at CUGH 2010 by Jennifer Choi
Jennifer Choi is presenting a poster on the NGDI at the Second Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health.