Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
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International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients. #BestScienceforAll
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Luíza Cruz, from Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, attended our Drug Discovery course in 2022, now she is a speaker in the 2023 edition. She’s talking about the super cool Lead Optimization Latin America project, created to boost DD for neglected diseases in the region. #DD_Brazil23 #drugdiscovery
Thank you so much for all your support of our work to bring the best science to people with neglected diseases. #InnovatingTogether
.Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative is at SciJournIndia's first conference! Tomorrow, we'll be talking about highlighting neglected tropical diseases at a panel with health journalists in India. Come say hi!
Last week, over 1,000 people joined us in a charity run to mobilize support for neglected patients & raise awareness about neglected diseases. Thank you to the runners & our partners who made the event such a success!
Read more: bit.ly/3MS6AqM #RunForNeglectedPatients
Join us w/@Uniting Efforts & Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative for a side event on sustainable access for #NTD health technologies. Feat. Prof. Sam Kariuki of Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Dr Beatrice Greco of Merck, and Mark Sullivan of @medicinesdev.
Register ➡️ ow.ly/KtN250Q9hAZ
@Samkariuki2 #CPHIA2023
Next Wednesday 29 November at #CPHIA2023 , we're hosting a side event featuring Wilfried Mutombo, Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo AIHD, Dr. Sultani Matendechero ‘ndc’(K), Thoko, Dr Monique Wasunna, MBChB, MSc, PhD, DTM&H, Loyce Faith Nangiro, Fabrice Boyom & Isaac Chikwanha.
More info 👉 bit.ly/40KvnTp CPHIA Official
Carol Ruffell from Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative & Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP) will join us at #CPHIA2023 to discuss the role of #collaboration and #partnerships in accelerating the development & access to health technologies 💉🏥
✈️Can't join us in Lusaka?
➡️Then join online! shorturl.at/tNSU1
'Surgery & amputation are not what we want for any patient with #mycetoma . This is why we need a novel drug.'
Mycetoma experts wwjvdsande, Dr. Borna Nyaoke & Ed Zijlstra share promising new results for mycetoma but also call for more research ➡️ bit.ly/3sLXncu #ECTMIH2023
I was grateful to get insights from researchers at FAMCRU and Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town.
Our 4-in-1 #antiretroviraltreatment for children, which the Tygerberg team worked on, was approved for use in South Africa last year, and subsequently in other African countries.
It is only by targeting all age groups, including children, that we will be able to interrupt #NTD transmission and achieve #elimination
Together Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative we can make a difference for #BetterMeds4kids
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Join us at #CPHIA2023 with @Uniting Efforts & Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative for a side event on sustainable access for #NTD health technologies, feat. Akhona Tshangela of #PAVM , Thoko Pooley of Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, and Author Pam Steele.
🗓️27 November 2023
⏱️18:00 – 20:00 CAT
Register ➡️ ow.ly/KtN250Q9hAZ
Peter Steinmann in a panel discussion on closing the gap for children affected by #NTDs with Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative & World Health Organization (WHO)
“We have no praziquantel formulations for preschool children as all efforts have been on those of school age who are reached with drugs through the school system.'
Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium