The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) announced that Professor Fred Binka, Dr. Joseph J. Kim, and Dr. George R. Siber will join the IVI Board of Trustees. The three new Board members, who hail from Ghana, the United States, and Canada, respectively, will serve a three-year term to oversee the governance and management of the institute. IVI Director General Dr. Christian Loucq commented, “The new members bring scientific, industrial, and global health expertise that will boost IVI’s ability to make an impact in improving the health of the most impoverished. IVI has undergone several changes to strengthen its governance and management and to increase transparency. We look forward to capitalizing on the experience and knowledge they bring as we continue to evolve as an institute.”

Full media release: SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire:   http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-vaccine-institute-announces-appointments-of-new-members-to-its-board-of-trustees-232427031.html