Haruna,

I share you concerns on this issue but I will go further to asked for the results of these vacine trials that has been conducted in the developed world.  When these vaccine trials are conducted  in the third world we are always told that it has first been tried in the Developed World  but that in most cases is not true.  Our people are always used as guinea pigs in vaccine trials and when they are successful we are told that we cannot afford  it financially.  There should be a good monitoring system in place to follow up these trials and the effects it has on our people. We shall follow this trial and its results.

The Struggle Continues!!!
Ndey Jobarteh

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From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: FWD: British Doctor On Malaria Vaccine Trial


> If Dr. Moorley doesn't mind, we'd like him to publish the results of his
> trials in Europe in a publicly accessible medium: website, radio, library,
> etc.
> 
> We would also like to know which pharmaceutical firms have funded the
> research and the trials, and which ones will manufacture the vaccine.
> 
> We commend his steadfast efforts in finding a cure or vaccine for malaria.
> Gambians are always supportive of vaccine trials especially those purported
> to rid them of their perennial ills.
> 
> cheers!!
> 
> 
> >From: MOMODOU BUHARRY GASSAMA <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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> >Subject: FWD: British Doctor On Malaria Vaccine Trial
> >Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 02:36:41 +0200
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi!
> >     This is forwarded from Musa Ngum's homepage. Get your African news
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> >
> >
> >                              Buharry.
> >____________________________________________________________________
> >British Doctor On Malaria Vaccine Trial
> >
> >
> >Daily Observer (Banjul)
> >
> >September 28, 2000
> >
> >Pa Modou Bojang & Sheriff Bojang
> >Banjul
> >
> >Dr Vasee Moorley of the MRC has said the new experimental malaria vaccine
> >is the first of a new generation of vaccines being tested in the developed
> >world and the developing countries.
> >
> >Talking to Daily Observer last week, the malaria vaccine trial physician
> >said, "these vaccines are used in activated form of the organisms being
> >vaccinate against. I am here with MRC on a long-term programme to do
> >malaria vaccine trials in association with the community in The Gambia. I
> >have tested the vaccine first on British people last year, because we felt
> >that it was acceptably safe to test it with British people before we test
> >in in The Gambia." He added that the vaccine was found to be safe and had a
> >good immune response to malaria.
> >
> >Dr Moorley said if the experimental malaria vaccine becomes successful, it
> >will be readily available to Gambians. "As The Gambia will play a very
> >important role in the development of the vaccines, Gambians will be in a
> >better position to have access to the vaccine than any other Africans," he
> >added. Dr Moorley said a sensitisation campaign is being waged by the MRC,
> >"we have been conducting meetings with members of Gambian community in
> >Mandinka and Wollof making sure that they understand what we like them to
> >do." Dr Moorley said in every 30 seconds, one African child dies of
> >malaria. He also disclosed that there are contacts between traditional
> >healers and MRC doctors, noting that there will be more dialogue between
> >them.
> >
> >"My doors are open to any traditional healer, medical practitioner,
> >journalist or any member of the Gambian public for further debate on
> >malaria," the MRC physician said. He said discovery of a cure for malaria
> >would be one of the most "expedient treatments for the African economy."
> >
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