Gilead Sciences extends WHO partnership to fight visceral leishmaniasis
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Gilead Sciences and World Health Organization Expand Collaboration to Help Eliminate Visceral Leishmaniasis, a Fatal Parasitic Disease
May 21, 2026 3:30 AM EDT- The disease remains a public health challenge with an estimated 50,000 to 90,000 new cases each year -
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced a renewed five-year collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), committing funding, strategic support and product donations to accelerate progress toward eliminating visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar. VL, the second deadliest parasitic disease after malaria, is a sandfly-borne illness that attacks internal organs and can be fatal if untreated.
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