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Diarrhea
Institute for OneWorld Health Marks World Water Day By Advocating for New Diarrheal Disease Treatments
April 14th, 2009
The Institute for OneWorld Health, the US-based non-profit pharmaceutical company that develops drugs for people with neglected infectious diseases in the developing world, marked World Water Day by advocating for new drug therapies, in addition to clean water initiatives, to combat the epidemic of diarrheal disease in developing countries. "Diarrheal diseases kill more than 2 million children annually and contribute to the deaths of an additional four million children each year. The global public health community must redouble our efforts to save millions of lives needlessly lost each year," said Dr. Richard Chin, M.D., OneWorld Health's Chief Executive Officer....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-14)
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