05.05.2010 12:04
FCB Foundation supports AIDS research
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The FC Barcelona Foundation has donated 30,000€ to the HIVACAT project to support research into a vaccine to eradicate AIDS in children.
The HIVACAT project is directed by Drs. Bonaventura Clotet and Josep Maria Gatell, and is the fruit
of an unprecedented collaboration between the private and public sectors. Sixty scientists are
currently involved in the project, which has placed this country at the forefront of research into
AIDS.
The objective: a vaccine
The donation will help in the development of a preventative vaccine that can be used with
children in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This part of the world has one
of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS. The Foundation is already present here supporting the XICS
programme and UNICEF.
The Foundation will also support a publicity campaign highlighting the need to invest further
in this kind of research.