IDRI Awarded Grant to Fight Visceral Leishmaniasis in Africa

New diagnostic and care management tools are urgently needed to fight one of the most neglected parasitic diseases.

SEATTLE -- IDRI (Infectious Disease Research Institute) today announced it has received a 3-year, $7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop new methods of diagnosis and care management for patients in Africa who are infected with Leishmania donovani -- the parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the region.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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