Namru, Entero 71 and US-Indonesia relationship

Posted on May 9th, 2008 in News

As an 2009 Election is coming near, it’s also the political situation in the country. One of subject of discussion is about Namru-2 an US military research laboratory.

According to US embassy Fact Sheet NAMRU-2 (Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2) is a biomedical research laboratory that studies infectious diseases of mutual interest to the United States, the Indonesian Ministry of Health, and the international public health community. NAMRU-2 was established in Jakarta in 1970 upon the invitation of Indonesian Ministry of Health officials.

The scope of NAMRU-2’s work in Indonesia is shared research interests focus on malaria, viral diseases including dengue fever, enteric infections leading to diarrhea, and other emerging infectious diseases, including avian influenza. NAMRU-2 studies only relate to naturally-occurring tropical diseases.

More opinion at:
Editorial about Namru-2 in The Jakarta Post.
Article about Namru-2 in VOAnews

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