2008 News and press releases

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• Shorter TB drug treatment trial
  Patient enrolment target is met
  19 December 2008
• Rectal malaria drug could save many lives in rural Africa and Asia
  New TDR-cosponsored study in The Lancet
  8 December 2008
• Can home management of malaria reduce childhood mortality?
  TDR and PSI study to begin
  2 December 2008
• Can access to malaria treatments be increased?
  TDR and PSI study to begin
  2 December 2008
• Funders meet in new initiative on research capacity strengthening
  ESSENCE is launched
  17 November 2008
• Meetings: Tuberculosis
  15 November 2008
• Meetings: Networks - Implementation research
  TDR drug discovery networks improve strategic cooperation
  14 November 2008
• Meetings: Diagnostics
  14 November 2008
• TDR promotes implementation research to US policymakers
  Partners include the Fogarty International Center, Global Health Council, WHO and Research America
  14 November 2008
• The facets of TDR research from drug discovery to implementation
  First meeting in the Americas region
  14 November 2008
• Research briefs
  14 November 2008
• R&D in Africa — a new network says it can be done
  Study outlines the gaps and opportunities
  9 October 2008
• Experts propose simplified system of dengue classification
  2 October 2008
• Praziquantel: Getting the dosage right  
  2 October 2008
• Rapid TB blood tests fail to perform as well as smear microscopy
  2 October 2008
• BBC video on TDR-supported natural plants research
  30 June 2008
• New rapid test for MDR-TB recommended by WHO/TDR expert panel
  Paves way for major WHO campaign.
  30 June 2008
• BL3 - Drug discovery on fast track says expert advisors
  MEETING: Drug discovery
  14 May 2008
• Riding a wave of interest in research
  Letter from TDR's Director
  14 May 2008
• New drug screening programme set up in China
  28 April 2008
• Rural African communities create new delivery system that doubles malaria coverage among children
  28 April 2008