Seattle is welcoming malaria notables with fanfare usually reserved for movie stars. In fact, they’re hardly distinguishing between the two.
A cover article in today’s Seattle Times calls the Gates Malaria Forum malaria’s “Oscars,” its “Woodstock.” “This is probably as competitive a ticket as the Bruce Springsteen concert,” one fortunate attendee is quoted as saying. (Read the full text here.)
Here come some of the malaria A-listers now. As the conference gets underway, it’s worth knowing who they (and the institutions they represent) are…
And with that, the orchestra is warming up and the conference is getting underway. Let us send you inside…
-Martin Edlund, Malaria No More
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April 17, 2009 at 8:02 am
Looks like a network of the right people are finally getting together to do something about malaria…cudos!
June 16, 2009 at 11:51 am
can anyone ease tell me what tipe of stuff is in malaria prevention stuff…
please help me im in gr 9 and this project is due tommorow!!