Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats -- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics.
This video was recorded in February 2010 and posted in May 2010.

At a press event in Washington, DC, Craig Venter and team make a historic announcement: they've created the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA. He explains how they did it and why the achievement marks the beginning of a new era for science. (Recorded at the Newseum, May 2010 in Washington, DC. Duration: 18:18)

This talk is not suitable for viewers who are disturbed by needles or blood.

Professor David Mwakyusa, Tanzania’s Minister of Health, spoke about the Malaria Policy Center about World Malaria Day and the disease recently.

Kanembwa refugee camp in Western Tanzania: Noe Sebisaba became the first Burundian refugee to come out in public as living with HIV.
Film documentary courtesy of Lars Johansson.

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