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News Release - July 24, 2009 [Bethesda, MD] Contract Award: Peru Tropical Medicine Field Research CAMRIS International announced the award of a new contract from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) to provide operational and research support services in support of the NMRC Detachment Peru (NMRCD-Peru). Under this contract CAMRIS will support NMRCD-Peru and its tropical medicine research and surveillance program including research in virology, entomology, bacteriology and parisitology. Simultaneously with announcement of this award, CAMRIS announced receipt of the first work order under this contract, with an estimated $10 million provided to support operations of the NMRCD-Peru field research laboratory located in the city of Iquitos in the Peruvian Amazon, with approximately 100 full time personnel. Hosted by the Peruvian Navy and collocated at their flagship hospital in Lima, NMRCD-Peru conducts research on and surveillance of a wide range of infectious diseases that threaten military operations in the region. They include malaria and dengue fever, yellow fever, viral encephalitides, leishmaniasis, Chagas' disease, and enteric diseases such as shigellosis and typhoid fever. NMRCD-Peru partners with the Peruvian Army and Navy and works closely with prestigious universities and a close and productive relationship with the Ministry of Health and collaborates with USAID, U.S. CDC, U.S. NIH and WHO/PAHO. The research agenda includes prevention strategies, clinical management and trials, chemotherapeutics, immuno- and molecular rapid diagnostics, epidemiology, and ecology as well as social and economic impact. In addition to this new Naval Medical Research Center laboratory support contract, CAMRIS provides ongoing support to the NMRC command and its subordinate commands under separate contracts to the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) and to the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL).

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About CAMRIS International: CAMRIS International is a global health and international development company that provides technical assistance, program management services and support to U.S. Government agencies, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Defense (DoD), as well as international organizations and private sector clients. Our core technical strengths and expertise in capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, project design, and knowledge management cut across our program areas in health systems organization and management, basic services, infectious diseases, performance assessment, the implementation of eHealth services, democracy and governance, conflict resolution, eLearning, and foreign media analysis. Our proven experience spans more than 50 years with more than 1,300 assignments completed in nearly 80 countries. CAMRIS works within the public and private sectors to advance the human and institutional capacities of organizations, communities and countries. More information on CAMRIS International can be found at www.CAMRISinternational.com.