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Winter 2007

OneWorld Health Featured on NBC Nighlty News with Brian Williams

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams The national broadcast of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams will profile OneWorld Health this Friday, March 9, 2007. This 2 minute profile will feature interviews with Victoria Hale, Dr. Tachi Yamada of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Prof. Jay Keasling of UC Berkeley and Dr. Jack Newman, co-founder of Amyris Technologies. Additional footage will include video of our work on paromomycin for black fever, iOWH’s malaria project team in action, and Amyris Biotechnologies’ laboratory where work on microbially-derived artemisinin is underway.

The interview is slated to run during the “Making a Difference” segment of the evening broadcast. Please check your local listings for specific show times that your local NBC-affiliate broadcasts the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams in your area. Here are show times for select local markets:

  • Boston - WHDH 6:30PM
  • Los Angeles - KNBC 6:30PM
  • New York - WNBC 6:30PM
  • San Francisco - KNTV 5:30PM
  • Seattle - KING 6:00PM

Institute for OneWorld Health Hosted a Global Health Seminar at the AAAS Annual Meeting

AAASWatch the video of our most recent events! The Institute for OneWorld Health hosted a distinguished group of the world’s experts in global health for an all-day seminar on Friday, February 16, at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San Francisco. The seminar highlighted the intersection of science and global health and its positive impact on improving the health and well-being of people in the developing world. 

The Institute for OneWorld Health depends on the generous support of individuals all over the world to fulfill our mission. Thank you for supporting our work and helping us to develop and provide access to safe, effective, and affordable medicines for people with neglected diseases in the developing world.


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