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Global Health - Conditions Associated with Poverty 5/24/99 Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute International Consortium for Blood Safety (ICBS) New York, NY $5,000,000 (over 5 years) The ICBS has as its major goal the achievement of universal blood safety by prevention of transmission of disease by blood transfusion, using affordable, high-quality, screening reagents. Funds will be used to undertake demonstration projects to achieve this goal. 5/24/99 Institute for Health Policy Analysis Eurasian Medical Education Program to Control Epidemic Tuberculosis Washington, DC $2,100,000 (over 3 years) Support toward the second phase of a program to control tuberculosis in Russia, specifically in the areas of Ekaterinburg, Kazan and Khabarovsk. View Press Release 4/1/99 Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) Technical and Commerical Development of Ultra Rice™ Seattle, WA $5,000,000 (over 5 years) This five-year project will demonstrate the technical feasibility of incorporating various micronutrients into Ultra Rice™ technology to introduce appropriately fortified Ultra Rice™ into five or more developing countries. View Press Release Page 2 of 2 < Previous 10