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Bush accused of trying to foist favourites on health agency

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Gerald Keusch was director of the Fogarty International Center, the branch of the National Institutes of Health that supports projects in developing countries, until last December. In a report released on 8 July by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), he charges that the process for appointing members to the centre's advisory board was subject to excessive interference. The board is involved in, among other things, approving Fogarty grant applications and advising on the focus of the centre's research.

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