ProMED sees offers of support, but its future remains unclear
With its future in doubt, ProMED, the financially strapped infectious diseases surveillance network, has seen waves of support pour in in recent weeks.
With its future in doubt, ProMED, the financially strapped infectious diseases surveillance network, has seen waves of support pour in in recent weeks, with universities and other funders seeking to rescue it, according to the president of the committee that oversees it.
Both the International Society for Infectious Diseases, which has hosted ProMED since 1999, and its moderators, many of whom went on strike earlier this month to protest plans to put the service behind a paywall, have been in discussions with academic and scientific entities and others interested in finding a way to save what the global public health community sees as a vital service.
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