[Ip-health] Int’l AIDS Vaccine Initiative discuss ed at World Bank meetings.

[Sarah Rimmington]

 From Christina Herman: Date: Tuesday, Oct 23, 2007

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Applauds the Governments of
India, the United Kingdom, and South Africa for their Commitment to
Exploring New Financial Incentives to Accelerate AIDS Vaccine R&D.



Washington DC, October 19, 2007 - At the Annual Meeting of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank today, Finance
Ministers from India, the United Kingdom and South Africa, gathered in
an unprecedented satellite meeting to express their support for an
intensified search for new vaccines to prevent AIDS and other major
infectious diseases. The ministers agreed that more needs to be done to
expand financing for vaccine research & development (R&D). They proposed
forming a working group of government representatives and technical
experts to explore the optimal mix of financing mechanisms. The working
group is to report back to the ministers as early as possible.



For more, please see:  http://www.iavi.org/viewpage.cfm?aid=1866



- Christina Herman



Christina Cobourn Herman

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Justice Peace/Integrity of Creation Office

391 Michigan Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20017



Office: 202.529.4505

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--
Sarah Rimmington
Attorney
Essential Action, Access to Medicines Project
Washington, DC
Tel: (202) 387-8030
Cell: (202) 422-2687
www.essentialaction.org/access/