Video News Release: Lilly Foundation Commits US $30 Million to Fight MDR-TB

The Lilly Foundation has committed US $30 million to The Lilly MDR-TB Partnership over the next five years (2012 to 2016). This funding will be used to advance the partnership's efforts in two key areas of focus: training for health care providers and improving supply and access to safe, effective, and quality-assured second-line medicines. Watch our video news release to see how The Lilly MDR-TB Partership is making a difference in the lives of people and communities most affected by multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Then learn more in our company press release.  

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