The good thing about waiting for others is that it gives me time to write this blog. Especially since it is Sunday morning, everyone is in Church and the internet is fast.The sad news is that we lost two children from the DILICIG School to Malaria yesterday. One child was rushed to the hospital with …
OK, here is the short run down: Cameroon was singled out with praise by the latest UN report for having implemented behavior changes regarding HIV/AIDS. The sad news is Cameroon has lost US$8 Million in new Global Fund money. The Fund complained that monies from previous years have not been spend and are sitting in …
Hello everyone,this will be my first trip to Africa with the capacity to blog – to be in communication with you!Please read it and respond. I look forward to hearing from everyone.I made it into Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon “African Style” I slept the first night at the airports police departments metal bench. And …
The World Health Organization has launched TRopIKA Tropical Diseases Research to Foster Innovation & Knowledge Application. Thanks to Peter Suber on Open Access News.
PLoS, the Public Library of Science, has just launched the peer-reviewed open access Journal of Neglected Tropical Diseases, according to their website the first open-access journal devoted to the world’s most neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), such as elephantiasis, river blindness, leprosy, hookworm, schistosomiasis, and African sleeping sickness. From the Guest Commentary in the inaugural issue …
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Press Release from the Alliance for Taxpayer Accesswww.taxpayeraccess.org For immediate releaseOctober 24, 2007 Contact:Jennifer McLennanjennifer [at] arl [dot] org(202) 296-2296 ext. 121 MANDATE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO NIH-FUNDED RESEARCHPOISED TO BECOME LAW Full U.S. Senate Approves Bill Containing Support for Access ToTaxpayer-Funded Research Washington, D.C. October 24, 2007 – The U.S. Senate last night …
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From Peter Suber’s Open Access News: Your thoughts on free/open/public databases in chemistry Antony Williams, Request for Input from the Community – Public Chemistry Databases, ChemSpider Blog, October 25, 2007. Excerpt: I will be writing an article in the next couple of months regarding the value of Public Chemistry Databases. I am going to write …
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The Blacksmith Institute appears to share some of the goals and values of Chemists without borders. Description from the website:Founded in 1999, Blacksmith Institute’s vision is a clean planet for our children. We develop and implement solutions for pollution-related problems in the developing world. We work cooperatively with partnerships of donors, governments, NGO’s and others, …
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From the Alliance for Taxpayer Access URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Tell your Senator to OPPOSE amendments that strike or change the NIH public access provision in the FY08 Labor/HHS appropriations bill ——————————– The Senate is currently considering the FY08 Labor-HHS Bill, which includes a provision (already approved by the House of Representatives and the full …
Of interest? This book, The Future of US Chemistry Research is available for purchase, or free for download: DescriptionChemistry plays a key role in conquering diseases, solving energy problems, addressing environmental problems, providing the discoveries that lead to new industries, and developing new materials and technologies for national defense and homeland security. However, the field …