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In September 1944, Portugal began to import a regular supply of penicillin from the US. The Portuguese Red Cross scrupulously controlled the supply distribution of the antibiotic. In 1945, as world production increased, penicillin began to be distributed through regular channels. The analysis of archive material concerning the reception and distribution of penicillin enabled the author to ascertain how they took place and present case study regarding the first treatments with the antibiotic in Portugal, in Coimbra University Hospitals.

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During Nigeria’s decolonization, Swiss traders and diplomats, aware of the exceptional potential for growth, attentively observed this new market for possible business opportunities. This book focuses on multinational companies, diplomats, development cooperation actors and public opinion: it analyses underlying motivations and means, as well as the implications of their activities.

foreign aid --- croix-rouge --- basel mission --- alusuisse --- nigeria --- public opinion --- diplomacy --- arms --- business --- switzerland --- nestlé --- humanitaire --- decolonization --- mediation --- humanitarian aid --- médiation --- development --- colonization --- guerre civile du nigeria --- trente glorieuses --- armes --- biafra --- pétrole --- décolonisation --- économie --- afrique --- oerlikon-bührle --- british empire --- propaganda --- diplomatie --- coopération au développement --- propagande --- opinion publique --- utc --- commerce --- trade --- mission de bâle --- suisse --- colonisation --- oil --- cicr --- panalpina --- icrc --- empire britannique --- nigerian civil war --- red-cross