Eli Lilly to invest extra 50 mln usd in TB initiative |
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NEW YORK (AFX) - Eli Lilly and Co said it plans to invest an additional 50 mln usd in a global partnership to fight multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).The pharmaceutical company said it brings its total investment in the project to 120 mln usd.The initiative aims to fund a multi-pronged strategy to increase the supply and availability of effective drugs for treating the disease; training for front-line health care workers; and efforts to focus global resources on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of MDR-TB.World TB Day will be marked on Saturday.newsdesk@afxnews.comwjCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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