Gates donates $287m to Aids research by Thursday 20 July 2006 12:11 AM GMT
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has funds of $29bn The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has promised $287m to help 165 scientists in 19 countries collaborate on an Aids vaccine. Jose Esparza, a scientist who advises the foundation on Aids, said: "An HIV vaccine is our best long-term hope for controlling the global Aids epidemic, but it has proven to be a tremendously difficult scientific challenge." He said Aids research required the co-operation of scientists around the globe, with easier access to open data and technology. Esparza said: "We have all been frustrated by the slow pace of progress in HIV vaccine development, yet breakthroughs are achievable if we aggressively pursue scientific leads and work together in new ways." It is now more than two decades since Aids became a pandemic. The foundation said the quest for a cure is hindered by the remoteness of some clusters of scientists who cannot share their findings. The foundation's goal is to make the work globally co-ordinated. Groups receiving funding must submit candidate vaccines for centralised testing and comparison. The funds will be distributed to more than 165 researchers in countries across the world, including Cameroon, Denmark, Germany, India and Japan. The foundation, with an endowment of more than $29bn, is headed by the Microsoft founder and his wife. AFP By You can find this article at: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/ACB3C11C-E7C7-48F4-B76E- 34898C953549.htm Close ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
