Invitation to PRESS CONFERENCE
New Research Spotlights Huge Gaps in TB Research Funding
To be Presented on Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009
Ø Dramatic Difference Between European Countries Regarding "Fair Share" towards financing TB Research
Ø Deadbeats? Include Italy with 89% Shortfall
Ø Significant contributors? "Sweden Pays 84% of its "Fair Share"
Ø EU vs US - EU pays 1/3 of its "Fair Share", US 2/3rds
Ø While new vaccines for swine flue are being developed in less than one year, find out why it takes more than 40 years for a TB drug and more than 100 years for a TB test
WHERE: Studio 3, Kulturhuset, Sergels torg, Stockholm
WHEN: 12:00-13:00, 21 October 2009
WHO:
· Dr Christophe Fournier, President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
· Dr Nils Billo, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
· Dr Hans Rosling, Karolinska Institute and Gapminder.org
· Dr Pehrolov Pehrson and Oliver Moldenhauer, authors new TB R&D Funding Report
· Dr Frauke Jochims, TB Advisor, MSF Switzerland
For more information or to schedule interviews, please contact:
· Daniel Berman, MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, +33 6 32 35 37 54, daniel.berman@msf.org
· Malin Lager, MSF Sweden, +46 708 33 77 40, malin.lager@msf.org
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