The number of lives lost due to #hepatitis is rising, reveals a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.

Lack of funding, pricing issues & unequal access to life-saving treatments & diagnostics are major hurdles, writes Julien Lemaignen in Le Monde [in French]: bit.ly/3Uhe7TR
#access2meds #hepc

14 April is #WorldChagasDiseaseDay . #ChagasDisease is one of the #NTDs prevalent mainly in Latin America.

[Interview📹] Dr. Maria Jesus Pinazo 'Mother-to-Child Transmission of Chagas Disease'
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative in support of the project.
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It's #WorldChagasDiseaseDay

#ChagasDisease has the most disproportionate impact among Latin America's impoverished communities but it is increasingly detected in other parts of the world.

With an estimated 6-7M people infected globally and high mortality rates, it poses a…

Today is #WorldChagasDay ! Thank you to the scientists, health workers, and communities working to end the neglect of #Chagas .

Join us at the Chagas Platform Meeting on 8-9 May in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷.

Find out more & register:
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It's #WorldChagasDiseaseDay . Starring our very own Norman Beatty, we are proud to collaborate with Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative to present, 'The #KissingBug Doctors of #Florida ': a film that highlights the impactful work being done to combat #ChagasDisease .
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👩🏾👨🏼👧🏽 This #WorldChagasDay let's break the silence that’s been around #Chagas disease for more than 115 years.

📢 Everyone, from scientific, health, political and financial sectors, let's raise our voices to achieve early detection and the follow-up for the affected people.

On World Chagas Disease Day, we wish to share the research projects that the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, promotes around the world to prevent and treat this potentially fatal disease.

Learn more about…

Let's #BeatNTDs ! Four #KissingBugs & #Chagas facts you may not have known:

1. #Florida has the third-highest number of people living with Chagas.

2. About 300,000 people in the U.S. live with Chagas.

3. Kissing bugs are found in 30 U.S. states.

'Don't believe the myth that girls and women can't excel in maths and science. Your dreams are valid.'

Our Africa Ambassador Dr Monique Wasunna, MBChB, MSc, PhD, DTM&H shares her experiences as a doctor and #NTDs researcher in EL PAÍS ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo.

Read [in Spanish]➡️bit.ly/4aQVw6z

Join us to celebrate #WorldIPDay by attending online talk on 'Striking fair deals for equitable access to medicines: The case of pro-access IP policies of DNDi', April 25, 4 PM. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #DrugDevelopment #Pune DBT-BIRAC Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative Dr Kavita Singh Pascale Boulet

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