Media Advisory - Vaccines Launch of the First Global AMC Project for the Poorer Nations
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CEREMONY ON 9 FEBRUARY 2007 AT THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY SPEAKERS INCLUDE PADOA-SCHIOPPA, BROWN, FLAHERTY, WETLAND, WOLFOWITZ IN THE PRESENCE OF QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN The first global project for the development of vaccines against endemic diseases known as AMC (Advanced Market Commitments for Vaccines), promoted in the G7 framework to save millions of lives in the poorest countries and support their economic development with new methods, will be officially launched in Rome on Friday 9 February. Italy, leading the project since 2005, the United Kingdom, Canada and Norway will announce their firm financial contribution to cover the specific development of a vaccine against the pneumococcus virus. At the ceremony, held at 12:30 in the Salone della Maggioranza of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, speakers will include: Minister of Economy and Finance, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa;
Her Majesty Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan will be present at the ceremony. During the day, the promoters of the initiative will be received in audience by His Holiness Benedict XVI. * * Journalists, photographers and TV crews wishing to cover the ceremony are requested to accredit by email to the address pressAMC@tesoro.it or by fax to (+39) 06 4882146 by 18:00 hours Italian time on Thursday 8 February. Admission to the Ministry in via Pastrengo 1 will start at 12:15. dott.ssa Daniela Bracco
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