Apostles in the New Testament

National Fund for Sacred Places Awards Grants to 16 Historically Significant Faith Communities Across the U.S.

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Monday, October 16, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is pleased to announce its 2023 grantees.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is pleased to announce its 2023 grantees.
  • Sixteen historically significant faith communities have been admitted into the prestigious program, which provides capital grants of up to $250,000 and hands-on technical assistance to congregations undertaking significant preservation projects.
  • "We are delighted to welcome 16 faith communities from around the United States into the National Fund.
  • The National Fund for Sacred Places is made possible thanks to the generosity of Lilly Endowment Inc.

Gene Switch Global Market Report 2023: Numerous Positive Breakthroughs Draw the Attention of Key Pharmaceutical Players - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

The report features an extensive study of the current market landscape and future opportunity for the players involved in the development of gene switch.

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  • The report features an extensive study of the current market landscape and future opportunity for the players involved in the development of gene switch.
  • The global gene switch market is anticipated to grow at an annualized growth rate (CAGR) of 14% during the period 2023-2035.
  • Further, North America is anticipated to capture the major share of the gene switch market in 2035.
    Who are the Key Players in the Gene Switch Market?
  • Answer: The global gene switch market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14%, during the period 2023-2035.

Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa

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Monday, April 24, 2023

The progress made between 2000 and 2015 is proof of what can be achieved.

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  • The progress made between 2000 and 2015 is proof of what can be achieved.
  • Support from global donors helped drive down malaria deaths among children under five from 723,000 to 306,000.
  • Fifty-five of the 106 malaria-endemic countries showed a 75% decrease in new malaria cases by 2015 compared to 2000.
  • Malaria cases and deaths increased as national malaria control programmes competed with other health challenges.
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners issued urgent calls to address the challenges national programmes were facing.

History

    • One of the goals was to reduce the malaria burden by 75% by 2015.
    • Encouraged by the progress in rolling back malaria, the WHO launched the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria.
    • Unfortunately, the release of this strategy coincided with a levelling off in domestic and international funding, which led to an uptick in malaria cases.

Setbacks

    • Climate change experts predict that as the Earth warms up, malaria will spread into malaria-free areas.
    • And that malaria transmission rates in areas where the disease is currently will increase.
    • It has mutated and can go undetected by the most widely used point-of-care diagnostic tool in rural malaria endemic regions.
    • Read more:
      Some malaria parasites are evading detection tests, causing an urgent threat to public health

Way ahead

    • A newer version of the RTS,S vaccine, the R21 vaccine produced by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, has shown much high efficacy in a Phase III trial.
    • This has prompted Ghana and Nigeria to approve its use this month without pre-approval from the WHO.