"Vaccine Institute Looks for Funds to Help North Korea, Africa"
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"Vaccine Institute Looks for Funds to Help North
Korea, Africa" Korea Herald (www.koreaherald.co.kr)
(10/11/02); Ji-ho,
Kim
John D. Clemens, head of the Seoul-based
International Vaccine Institute (IVI), is focusing on eliminating infectious
diseases from North Korea
by providing children in the country with vaccinations. However, Clemens said
that "any timetable for the project in North Korea would depend on when we could
obtain necessary funding to initiate the program," and he said he hoped the
IVI's work, which thus far has been primarily focused on Asia, could be expanded
to Africa by 2007. Clemens also mentioned the IVI's dedication to biodefense
measures involving vaccinations for both developed and undeveloped countries.
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