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Drug discovery in Africa receives ‘major’ funding boost

                        

Philanthropic grant creates network to help discover new treatments for prevalent diseases on continent

A pan-African drug discovery research network will be created thanks to a US$7.2 million grant announced this week by two philanthropic funders.

The investment, by British research charity LifeArc and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will fund the Grand Challenges Africa Drug Discovery Accelerator programme.

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