Marie-Paule Kieny

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative provides drug research and development services. It specializes in analyzing the causes of and in developing medicine and treatments for neglected diseases. It specializes in the study of neglected tropical diseases, such as sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis), Leishmaniasis, Chagas, malaria, pediatric HIV, and filarial diseases. It develops a research and development portfolio that includes projects from discovery through to post-registration phases. Its focus areas encompass regional disease-specific platform development, technology transfer, and public responsibility and awareness advocacies. The organization was founded in July 2003 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership is a Swiss company that is working to combat antibiotic resistance. The non-profit company is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria no longer respond to treatment, and millions of people suffer from this every year. The company is developing a new initiative called SECURE, which aims to provide access to essential antibiotics and prepare for and respond to pandemics.

Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale provides medical services. The firm specializes in biomedical research and public health research. The company is headquartered in Paris, Cedex, France.

bioMERIEUX Benelux SANV is specialized in the field of in vitro diagnostics for medical and industrial applications. The group designs, develops, manufactures and markets systems used in clinical applications (diagnosis of infectious diseases based on the analysis of biological samples) and industrial applications (the analysis of industrial or environmental samples to determine its microbiological quality). The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Bruxelles, Belgium

World Health Organization provides voluntary medical services. It is the United Nations' agency for health. WHO is governed by countries that approve funding, programs and policies related to public health and health related social issues through the world health assembly. Some of the health and social issues which the organization addresses are communicable & non-communicable diseases, community & family health, hunger, health technology, mental health, pharmaceuticals and sustainable development. Founded on April 7, 1948, the organization is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.