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Munyaradzi Makoni 14 April 2011 http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/africa-gets-holistic-drug-discovery-centre.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafrica [CAPE TOWN] A "holistic" research centre described as the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa to bridge the gap between basic sciences and drug development was launched in South Africa last week (7 April). The Drug Discovery and Development Centre, known by the acronym H-3D, will focus on developing and testing preclinical drug candidates for diseases afflicting the continent, and will train African scientists in skills needed for drug discovery, integrating medicinal chemistry, biology and pharmacology. It will allow "Africans to find their own solutions to their own health problems," said Kelly Chibale, founding director and a chemist at University of Cape Town (UCT), which will host the centre. The aim is to achieve a "critical mass of personnel"

The People's Charter for Health is now available in two local languages, Wolof and Serrere. The two languages are used by more than 90% of the population in Senegal. The two translations will soon be available on the PHM website www.phmovement.org. The People's Charter for Health is a tool for advocacy and a call for action,defining Health as a Human Right, gives an analysis of global health and gives a broad way to achieve it : http://www.phmovement.org/en/resources/charters/peopleshealth Well done to PHM Senegal for translating the Charter. For more details on PHM activities in Senegal you can contact Amacodou Diouf on amacodou1@orange.sn. *****