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Issue 6 |
Senator Mary Henry honors FIND with a visit
Following Dr. Vinand Nantulya’s testimony
given before the Irish Joint Committee on
Foreign Affairs in March 2007, Ireland’s
Senator Mary Henry visited the FIND office
on 21 June 2007 to discuss and explore how
the government of Ireland could support
FIND’s work.
In Ireland, Dr. Nantulya had the opportunity
to further describe FIND’s activities and objectives.
In addition to discussing the value of
diagnostics as the first step in the treatment of
neglected diseases, he also explained how the
lack of effective and low-cost diagnostics for
combatting infectious diseases in the developing
world was an impediment to the rational
use of drugs and efficient disease control.
Senator Henry, who was accompanied by
her husband and FIND’s consultant in
the UK, Susan Dykes, met with FIND’s
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Policy
& Implementation Officer, Drs. Giorgio
Roscigno and Nantulya, respectively.
A meeting to further explore funding opportunities
with Irish Aid is scheduled for this fall.
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