AIDS Wkly Plus. 1996 Apr 22:16.
The World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention inaugurated an AIDS research center on April 17, 1996, in the Ivory Coast of Africa. The Cote d'Ivoire Center for Bioclinical Research on AIDS in Abidjan, the capital, will be equipped with a laboratory capable of performing cell cultures on site instead of sending samples abroad. The center will train African physicians and scientists to form a core of pan-African AIDS researchers, the UN Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization said. The center will treat out-patients who have not yet developed AIDS symptoms and perform research on the African strain of HIV. "This is a first step toward strengthening AIDS research in Africa and finding appropriate solutions for this continent involving African researchers rather than having them go abroad to find training and well-equipped laboratories," said Pierluigi Vagliani, the AIDS foundation's executive secretary. The Abidjan center will join a network of research units that will soon include centers in Thailand, Japan, and the US. The first center opened in Paris, France, in February 1996. More that 70% of AIDS patients worldwide are in sub-Saharan Africa. Ivory Coast is one of the hardest-hit with almost 15% of the population HIV positive, the statement said.
1996年4月17日，世界艾滋病研究与预防基金会在非洲的科特迪瓦建立了一个艾滋病研究中心。位于首都阿比让的科特迪瓦生物临床艾滋病研究中心将配备一个能够现场进行细胞培养的实验室，而无需将样本送往国外。联合国教科文组织表示，该中心将培训非洲医生和科学家，以形成泛非艾滋病研究人员的核心力量。该中心将治疗尚未出现艾滋病症状的门诊患者，并对非洲的艾滋病毒毒株进行研究。艾滋病基金会执行秘书皮尔路易吉·瓦利亚尼表示：“这是加强非洲艾滋病研究、为该大陆找到合适解决方案的第一步，让非洲研究人员参与其中，而不是让他们出国去寻找培训和设备完善的实验室。”阿比让中心将加入一个研究单位网络，该网络很快将包括泰国、日本和美国的中心。第一个中心于1996年2月在法国巴黎开业。声明称，全球70%以上的艾滋病患者在撒哈拉以南非洲。科特迪瓦是受影响最严重的国家之一，近15%的人口艾滋病毒呈阳性。
