by Kathy Melvin | Presbyterian News Service
Patients at Kakenge Hospital in Kasaï Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near where blood samples for a recently-published HIV study were taken. (Photo by Larry Sthreshley)
LOUISVILLE â For the second time in two years, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has played a role in research by Abbott Labs that may lead to a vaccine for HIV/AIDS.
âItâs kind of remarkable,â said mission co-worker Larry Sthreshley from his office in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). âHow many studies are done where nothing significant is found? There have been two major findings from this research.â