Fondation Merieux [to 23 January 2016]
Mission: Contribute to global health by strengthening local capacities of developing countries to reduce the impact of infectious diseases on vulnerable populations.
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19 January 2016, Lyon (France)
World’s first dengue vaccine authorized for use in 3 endemic countries
A long awaited tool for dengue prevention and control has finally become available in three endemic countries. During the month of December, health authorities in Mexico, the Philippines and Brazil granted marketing authorization for the first dengue vaccine.

The Partnership for Dengue Control (PDC), hosted by Fondation Mérieux, considers a dengue vaccine to be an essential part of the integrated approach needed to lower the burden of dengue fever globally, which the WHO estimates at nearly 400 million infections each year…