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Prof. Ragnar Norrby, Chairman of the
IVI Board of Trustees, has had a distinguished career
in infectious diseases in academia, clinical medicine
and industry. With a Ph.D. in medicine from the University
of Gothenburg in Sweden, he has served as a professor
at the University of Lund, Sweden for over 20 years. Former Director General of the Swedish Institute
for Infectious Disease Control, he has been on the IVI
Board since 2004 as one of five members representing the
IVI's Signatories before beginning his term as Board Chairman
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| As the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of the International Vaccine Institute, I would like to
thank my predecessor, Professor Samuel L. Katz, for his
outstanding support for the Institute and its mission.
During his time as chairman, the institute has grown and
has proven its importance for alleviating the burden of
neglected infectious diseases in children living in poor
countries.
I also would like to thank the Government of Korea and other donors for their continuous support to the IVI, which has allowed the Institute to emerge as a global center of excellence in vaccine science over the past years.
I look forward to working with the leadership of IVI
to support ongoing and planned projects aiming at bringing
new and affordable vaccines against diarrheal and respiratory
tract infections as well as dengue to these children.
A major goal for the coming years will be to increase
the support for IVI from the 40 signatory countries
that have promised to support its mission.
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