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Science 26 August 2005:
Vol. 309. no. 5739, p. 1312
DOI: 10.1126/science.309.5739.1312a
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES:
Global Fund Pulls Myanmar Grants

Jon Cohen

The Global Fund to Treat AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has canceled nearly $100 million of grants that over 5 years would have helped Myanmar fight the three diseases. Citing concerns about Myanmar's new restrictions on travel and procurement of medical supplies, The Global Fund announced the unprecedented decision to retract grants on 19 August, saying the ambitious effort to prevent and treat these diseases "cannot be managed in a way that ensures effective program implementation."

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