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The CDC established the International Health Program Office

In 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the International Health Program Office, now…

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PATH was founded with seed money from the Ford Foundation

On May 12, 1977, the Program for the Introduction and Adaptation of Contraceptive Technology (PIACT) was founded by…

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The anticancer drug Azidothymidine (AZT) was synthesized in Michigan Cancer Foundation’s chemistry lab

In 1964, the anticancer drug Azidothymidine (AZT) was synthesized in Michigan Cancer Foundation’s chemistry lab by Jerome Horwitz,…

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The Nobel Foundation was established

On Nov. 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He specified…

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