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OneWorld Health Appoints Two Senior Executives

Key Corporate Positions Forward Growth of Nonprofit Pharmaceutical Company

San Francisco, CA - March 16, 2006

The Institute for OneWorld Health today announced the appointment of two senior executives, James H. Hickman as Vice President, Communications and Brenda Rogers, PHR, as Vice President, Human Resources, strengthening its strategic communications and leadership development capabilities.

"We are thrilled that Mr. Hickman and Ms. Rogers have joined OneWorld Health," said Victoria Hale, PhD, founder and CEO of the Institute for OneWorld Health. "Mr. Hickman and Ms. Rogers are pivotal to our organizational development, growth and effectiveness. Each brings a wealth of experience to build our capacity and lead us to the next level.

As Vice President, Communications, James H. Hickman is responsible for leading strategic communications and advocacy initiatives for OneWorld Health. Mr. Hickman comes to OneWorld Health with fifteen years of experience in public affairs, advocacy and public policy addressing health care access. In his most recent position as President and CEO of the St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation, he led fund development and external relations programs for its parent company, St. Luke’s Hospital. Previously, Mr. Hickman served as the Bay Area Regional Director for Blue Cross of California State Sponsored Programs, where he managed Medi-Cal and Healthy Families initiatives. Mr. Hickman has also held posts with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the Clinton Administration. Mr. Hickman holds a BA in Political Science and Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Brenda Rogers, PHR, Vice President, Human Resources, is responsible for strategic human resources initiatives, leadership development and change management for OneWorld Health. Ms. Rogers has 21 years’ experience in human resources and has worked extensively with start-ups poised for big-growth as well as large corporations in the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. She recently served as a Senior Executive for San Jose State University's Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides an entrepreneurial management structure to facilitate research and innovative solutions. While with Portal Software, Ms. Rogers initiated organization design and process improvement functions that led the company through a tremendous growth phase.

Previously at Seagate Technology in Corporate and site HR Directors roles, Ms. Rogers led acquisition teams and restructuring efforts. Ms. Rogers received Professional Human Resources certification through the Society for Human Resources Management and Zenger-Miller (now Achieve Global). She completed University of Michigan's HR Executive Program and holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

About The Institute for OneWorld Health

The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first U.S. nonprofit pharmaceutical company, develops safe, effective, affordable new medicines for people with diseases of the developing world, including visceral leishmaniasis, malaria, diarrhea, and Chagas disease. OneWorld Health applies its entrepreneurial business model with a staff of experienced pharmaceutical scientists that identifies promising leads and drives development from pre-clinical studies to clinical trials through regulatory approval. The Institute for OneWorld Health, headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., is a tax-exempt 501(c) (3) U.S. corporation (http://www.oneworldhealth.org/) ). Media resources are available at http://www.oneworldhealth.org/media/index.php/ .

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