Partnership in the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis

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Partnership in the Global Program to
EliminateLymphatic Filariasis
Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination in the
Americas6th Regional Program Managers Meeting
(San José, Costa Rica, October 2005)
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Update from GSK

• Shipping Forecast Update
• Albendazole shipments
• Issues and Challenges
• Scaling up
• Cape Town manufacturing plant

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Shipping Update

• Haiti 5,690,000 tablets shipped in
  September
• Dominican Republic 460,000 tablets shipped in
  October

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Albendazole Shipments to Americas Region
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Issues and Challenges

• Funding (Gates, DEC)
• Significant progress on Gates LOI but not to
  expect new funds anytime soon
• Scaling Up
• Plans for completing mapping in the DR Haiti
• Cape Town Manufacturing Plant
• New plant now operational and contributing to
  global supply chain