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Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan Update National Guidelines for Drug-Resistant TB Treatment to Advance National Rollout of Three-Drug, Six-Month Regimen

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星期一, 九月 18, 2023

PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan — participants in the LIFT-TB project — have updated their National Tuberculosis (TB) Clinical Guidelines to endorse the all-oral, six-month BPaL/M (bedaquiline + pretomanid + linezolid ± Moxifloxacin) regimen(s) as the national standard for treating most patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

Key Points: 
  • Launched in 2020 , LIFT-TB is a program intended to broaden adoption and scale-up of innovative TB cures.
  • As part of LIFT-TB, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan each completed operational research of the BPaL regimen.
  • They have also all committed to scaling up use of the treatment for drug-resistant TB.
  • "It is heartening to see countries participating in LIFT-TB emerge as leaders in scaling up access to new DR-TB treatments.

Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan Update National Guidelines for Drug-Resistant TB Treatment to Advance National Rollout of Three-Drug, Six-Month Regimen

Retrieved on: 
星期一, 九月 18, 2023

PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan — participants in the LIFT-TB project — have updated their National Tuberculosis (TB) Clinical Guidelines to endorse the all-oral, six-month BPaL/M (bedaquiline + pretomanid + linezolid ± Moxifloxacin) regimen(s) as the national standard for treating most patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

Key Points: 
  • Launched in 2020 , LIFT-TB is a program intended to broaden adoption and scale-up of innovative TB cures.
  • As part of LIFT-TB, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan each completed operational research of the BPaL regimen.
  • They have also all committed to scaling up use of the treatment for drug-resistant TB.
  • "It is heartening to see countries participating in LIFT-TB emerge as leaders in scaling up access to new DR-TB treatments.

Westinghouse Strengthens Energy Security in Slovakia

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星期五, 八月 25, 2023

Westinghouse Electric Company signed a long-term agreement with Slovenské elektrárne to license and supply VVER-440 fuel assemblies to its Nuclear Power Plants in Slovakia.

Key Points: 
  • Westinghouse Electric Company signed a long-term agreement with Slovenské elektrárne to license and supply VVER-440 fuel assemblies to its Nuclear Power Plants in Slovakia.
  • The agreement supports Slovakia’s energy security and diversification of nuclear fuel.
  • Approximately 59% of the electricity produced in Slovakia is generated by nuclear power plants.
  • Over 135 years of innovation make Westinghouse the preferred partner for advanced technologies covering the complete nuclear energy life cycle.

Eco Wave Power Inks Historic Concession Agreement to build 77-Megawatt Power Station

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星期二, 十二月 13, 2022

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq: WAVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with OREN Ordu Enerji ("Ordu Energji"), a fully owned subsidiary of Ordu Municipality, for the potential construction of an up to 77-megawatt (MW) wave energy installation in Ordu, Turkey – the largest agreement in the Company's history. The estimated $150 million power station would be Turkey's first grid-connected wave energy station, and upon completion, would be the world's largest wave energy power station.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq: WAVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with OREN Ordu Enerji ("Ordu Energji"), a fully owned subsidiary of Ordu Municipality, for the potential construction of an up to 77-megawatt (MW) wave energy installation in Ordu, Turkey the largest agreement in the Company's history.
  • The estimated $150 million power station would be Turkey's first grid-connected wave energy station, and upon completion, would be the world's largest wave energy power station.
  • Inna Braverman, Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power said that: "We are very excited to announce this landmark agreement between Eco Wave Power and Ordu Enerji, as this relationship will allow us to provide clean electricity from Turkish waves, for the very first time.
  • Eco Wave Power received funding from the European Union Regional Development Fund, Innovate UK and the European Commission's Horizon 2020 framework program.

Eco Wave Power Inks Historic Concession Agreement to build 77-Megawatt Power Station

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星期四, 十二月 8, 2022

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq: WAVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with OREN Ordu Enerji ("Ordu Energji"), a fully owned subsidiary of Ordu Municipality, for the potential construction of an up to 77-megawatt (MW) wave energy installation in Ordu, Turkey – the largest agreement in the Company's history. The estimated $150 million power station would be Turkey's first grid-connected wave energy station, and upon completion, would be the world's largest wave energy power station.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq: WAVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with OREN Ordu Enerji ("Ordu Energji"), a fully owned subsidiary of Ordu Municipality, for the potential construction of an up to 77-megawatt (MW) wave energy installation in Ordu, Turkey the largest agreement in the Company's history.
  • The estimated $150 million power station would be Turkey's first grid-connected wave energy station, and upon completion, would be the world's largest wave energy power station.
  • Inna Braverman, Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power said that: "We are very excited to announce this landmark agreement between Eco Wave Power and Ordu Enerji, as this relationship will allow us to provide clean electricity from Turkish waves, for the very first time.
  • Eco Wave Power received funding from the European Union Regional Development Fund, Innovate UK and the European Commission's Horizon 2020 framework program.