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Partnership
At the General Assembly of GloPID-R, the Response Plan to outbreaks was approved
April 5, 2017, Seoul, Republic of Korea
The 5th General Assembly of GloPID-R was hosted by the Global Center for Infectious Diseases (GCID) Seoul National University College ...
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Support for Laboratories
The Mérieux Foundation has renovated Battambang Hospital’s microbiology laboratory in Cambodia
March 27, 2017, Battambang, Cambodia
The Mérieux Foundation has completed renovations to Battambang Hospital’s microbiology laboratory in Cambodia, following two months of work in late ...
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Event
The 5th IDEA Conference in Asia, organized by the Mérieux Foundation, focuses on cholera
March 20, 2017, Vientiane (Laos)
The 5th meeting of the Initiative against Diarrheal and Enteric diseases in Asia (IDEA) was held from March 6 to ...
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Event Mother-Child
A new center in Madagascar, in the memory of Dr. Bénédicte Contamin, the former head of the Mérieux Foundation in Madagascar
February 28, 2017, Antananarivo (Madagascar)
On January 4, 2017, the “Maison Bénédicte” (Bénédicte’s Home) was inaugurated in Antananarivo. Its name commemorates the life of Dr. ...
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory
From a Mobile Laboratory in Mali to a G5 Sahel Biosecurity Network
February 17, 2017, Bamako (Mali)
Plans are being made to create a biosecurity network covering the entire G5 Sahel area (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, ...
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory
West African Network of Biomedical Analysis Laboratories: Inauguration in Togo of the Directorate of Pharmacy, Medicine and Laboratories, of the Center of External Quality Assessment and of the Center for Continuous Training
February 17, 2017, Lomé (Togo)
As part of the West African network of biomedical analysis laboratories (RESAOLAB), are being inaugurated today in Togo, the Directorate ...
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Event
Conference on Enteric Fever Diagnostics
February 13, 2017, Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
A conference on enteric fevers diagnostics was organized at the Les Pensières conference center near Annecy (France) from February 7 ...
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Senegal Welcomes Major West African Experts in Clinical Biology: 4th International Steering Committee of West African Laboratory Network of Biomedical Analysis Laboratories
January 18, 2017, Dakar (Senegal)
Some 70 participants, including the leading figures in clinical biology of Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo, ...
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Strategies to Increase Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake 2016
November 4, 2016, Les Pensières, Annecy (France)
72 experts from 19 countries gathered at Les Pensières September 26-28 to discuss vaccine hesitancy and understand the drivers and ...
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ZikaPLAN: Fondation Mérieux unites with 24 Research Organizations to Fight Zika Virus and Build Long-term Outbreak Response Capacity in Latin America
October 25, 2016, Lyon (France)
Fondation Mérieux is among the 25 leading research and public health organizations from Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia, and ...
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Event
“Better Foods for Better Health” White Book: 30 global experts share the latest findings on microbiota in disease prevention and obesity
September 7, 2016, Lyon (France)
The 5th edition of the Better Foods for Better Health White Book has been published, providing new insight from 30 ...
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Event
8th Annual GABRIEL Research Network Meeting in Laos
July 6, 2016, Vientiane (Laos)
Scientists from 25 countries present research results on infectious diseases threatening developing countries.