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US National Institutes of
Health Signs Cooperation Agreement with Italian Institute
Associated Press (07.28.03) - Tuesday, July 29, 2003
The US National Institutes of Health signed an agreement on Monday with
Italy's Superior Institute of Health to step up research cooperation on cancer,
HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, women's health and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative
diseases. The accord broadens the scope of a cooperation agreement signed in
April by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and his Italian
counterpart on bioterrorism and other scourges, officials said. The
collaboration will focus especially on malaria and TB and on vaccine development
for HIV/AIDS, according to NIH Director Elias Zerhouni. The collaboration also
responds to President George W. Bush's initiative to combat AIDS in Africa, said
Mel Sembler, the US ambassador to Italy.
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