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142 2011 – 2016<br />

GILEAD<br />

Donated quantities of liposomal amphotericin<br />

B (lyophilized 50 mg formulation) free of<br />

445 000 vials<br />

charge to WHO for use in treating human<br />

visceral leishmaniasis in targeted treatment<br />

populations in eligible endemic countries<br />

2012 – 2016<br />

DFID<br />

Support to WHO/NTD for capacity strength-<br />

£2.7 million<br />

ening and visceral leishmaniasis programme<br />

coordination and elimination programmes<br />

(East Africa and South Asia)<br />

2013 – 2015<br />

Bill & Melinda<br />

Support to implementing innovative<br />

US$ 2.9 million<br />

Gates<br />

approaches for case detection and<br />

Foundation<br />

management for sustainable elimination<br />

of T.b. gambiense HAT<br />

2014<br />

FIND<br />

Support to studies evaluating the sensitivity<br />

US$ 80 000<br />

and specificity of fluorescent thin-layer<br />

chromatography and PCR for diagnosis of<br />

Buruli ulcer<br />

2015 – 2016<br />

TFGH<br />

Support to implementing randomized<br />

US$ 428 518<br />

controlled trials comparing the efficacy<br />

of single-dose treatment against yaws<br />

(azithromycin 20mg/kg versus 30 mg/kg)<br />

2015<br />

GE Healthcare<br />

Donated DE52 Cellulose and Cytopore 2<br />

50 kg of DE52<br />

Bio-Sciences<br />

for use in the manufacture of mAECT for<br />

Cellulose<br />

AB<br />

the detection of HAT parasite<br />

and 6 kg of<br />

Cytopore 2<br />

2016 – 2018<br />

DFID<br />

Support to visceral leishmaniasis control<br />

£1 224 830<br />

programmes in East Africa<br />

Notes: ALM, American Leprosy Missions; DFID, United Kingdom Department for International Development; FIND, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics;<br />

GE, General Electric – Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB) GOV., Government; HAT, human African trypanosomiasis; TFGH, Task Force for Global Health; WHO/IDM,<br />

WHO Innovative and Intensified Disease Management; WHO/NTD WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases.<br />

All the financial figures are from the annual WHO financial reports 2001-2015.

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