WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION MONDIALE

 

ORGANIZATION DE LA SANTE
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In reply please refer to: 21 August 1974

Priére de rappeler la référence:

Dear Josh,
This will confirm the cable I sent you yesterday (copy attached).

You probably have heard from Gus Nossal by now about the meeting of
the planning group for the special programme on tropical diseases discussed
at the last ACMR meeting (see section 5.2 in the attached ACMR report).
Howard Goodman is in charge of this programme. You will hear separately
from him concerning the details of the meeting.

Briefly, we are convening in Geneva, from 15 to 17 October, a group of
some 12 scientists to help us formulate the programme for presentation to
a group of voluntary agencies who have signified their interest and willingness
to give substantial financial support over a period of years, A final
plan will be presented to the donors group in March 1975, but most of the work
will have to be done during the next three months, We are inviting
12 people to attend the October meeting including Nossal and yourself.

We hope very much you will find it possible to attend because we
need your help in this major undertaking of particular importance to
developing countries, and for Africa in the first instance,

With cordial regards,
Yours sincerely,

fhm

Martin Kaplan

Professor J, Lederberg
Department of Genetics
Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, Ca. 94305