PATH and MMV launch 5-year global initiative to support elimination of relapsing malaria 23/04/2019 Editorial team [Medicines for Malaria Venture Press Release] PATH and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announce a 5-year, jointly-led initiative, VivAccess, to support countries in the elimination of Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria. The initiative is part of the larger global effort to support malaria-endemic countries in the adoption and use of new and existing tools, to facilitate well-tolerated and […] Continue reading -> DNDi: “Bench-To-Bedside” Approach Needed For Drug & Vaccine Response To Global Health Crises 18/04/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Global health policymakers need to adopt a “bench-to-bedside” approach to research and development, to ensure that new drugs and vaccines are not only put into the development pipeline, but are also readily available for responding to global health crises such as Ebola, says Michelle Childs of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi). Image Credits: […] Continue reading -> DNDi and Atomwise Collaborate to Advance Drug Development Using AI for Neglected Diseases 17/04/2019 Editorial team [DNDi Press Release] Geneva, Switzerland and San Francisco, USA – 16 April 2019 Efforts to discover novel compounds against Chagas disease see early successes – part of Atomwise’s Artificial Intelligence Molecular Screen (AIMS) Awards program to fast track drug development Image Credits: Atomwise. Continue reading -> DNDi-led Study Finds Safer, Shorter Treatment For Debilitating Chagas Disease 15/03/2019 Divya Schlesinger Severe side effects make the current course of prolonged drug treatment difficult for many patients with Chagas disease, but a Phase II clinical trial in Bolivia may have found an alternative treatment that is both quicker and significantly safer. Image Credits: Ana Ferreira/DNDi. Continue reading -> Tafenoquine – Milestone In Journey Towards Malaria Elimination 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tafenoquine, the first new drug to be developed in over 60 years to treat relapsing malaria, has in fact been around since the late 1970s, when researchers with the US Walter Reed Army Institute of Research first took note of its antimalarial properties. But the drug’s potential to cure relapsing malaria caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite, the less deadly but most widespread malaria species, has only been recently been recognised. Continue reading -> Amazonian Quest For P Vivax Malaria Solutions 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas has been fighting P vivax malaria in Peru throughout most of his professional life. For many years, he failed to see significant inroads in control of the disease, which is most prevalent in the remote communities of the country’s Amazon region. Continue reading -> Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
DNDi: “Bench-To-Bedside” Approach Needed For Drug & Vaccine Response To Global Health Crises 18/04/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Global health policymakers need to adopt a “bench-to-bedside” approach to research and development, to ensure that new drugs and vaccines are not only put into the development pipeline, but are also readily available for responding to global health crises such as Ebola, says Michelle Childs of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi). Image Credits: […] Continue reading -> DNDi and Atomwise Collaborate to Advance Drug Development Using AI for Neglected Diseases 17/04/2019 Editorial team [DNDi Press Release] Geneva, Switzerland and San Francisco, USA – 16 April 2019 Efforts to discover novel compounds against Chagas disease see early successes – part of Atomwise’s Artificial Intelligence Molecular Screen (AIMS) Awards program to fast track drug development Image Credits: Atomwise. Continue reading -> DNDi-led Study Finds Safer, Shorter Treatment For Debilitating Chagas Disease 15/03/2019 Divya Schlesinger Severe side effects make the current course of prolonged drug treatment difficult for many patients with Chagas disease, but a Phase II clinical trial in Bolivia may have found an alternative treatment that is both quicker and significantly safer. Image Credits: Ana Ferreira/DNDi. Continue reading -> Tafenoquine – Milestone In Journey Towards Malaria Elimination 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tafenoquine, the first new drug to be developed in over 60 years to treat relapsing malaria, has in fact been around since the late 1970s, when researchers with the US Walter Reed Army Institute of Research first took note of its antimalarial properties. But the drug’s potential to cure relapsing malaria caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite, the less deadly but most widespread malaria species, has only been recently been recognised. Continue reading -> Amazonian Quest For P Vivax Malaria Solutions 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas has been fighting P vivax malaria in Peru throughout most of his professional life. For many years, he failed to see significant inroads in control of the disease, which is most prevalent in the remote communities of the country’s Amazon region. Continue reading -> Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
DNDi and Atomwise Collaborate to Advance Drug Development Using AI for Neglected Diseases 17/04/2019 Editorial team [DNDi Press Release] Geneva, Switzerland and San Francisco, USA – 16 April 2019 Efforts to discover novel compounds against Chagas disease see early successes – part of Atomwise’s Artificial Intelligence Molecular Screen (AIMS) Awards program to fast track drug development Image Credits: Atomwise. Continue reading -> DNDi-led Study Finds Safer, Shorter Treatment For Debilitating Chagas Disease 15/03/2019 Divya Schlesinger Severe side effects make the current course of prolonged drug treatment difficult for many patients with Chagas disease, but a Phase II clinical trial in Bolivia may have found an alternative treatment that is both quicker and significantly safer. Image Credits: Ana Ferreira/DNDi. Continue reading -> Tafenoquine – Milestone In Journey Towards Malaria Elimination 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tafenoquine, the first new drug to be developed in over 60 years to treat relapsing malaria, has in fact been around since the late 1970s, when researchers with the US Walter Reed Army Institute of Research first took note of its antimalarial properties. But the drug’s potential to cure relapsing malaria caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite, the less deadly but most widespread malaria species, has only been recently been recognised. Continue reading -> Amazonian Quest For P Vivax Malaria Solutions 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas has been fighting P vivax malaria in Peru throughout most of his professional life. For many years, he failed to see significant inroads in control of the disease, which is most prevalent in the remote communities of the country’s Amazon region. Continue reading -> Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
DNDi-led Study Finds Safer, Shorter Treatment For Debilitating Chagas Disease 15/03/2019 Divya Schlesinger Severe side effects make the current course of prolonged drug treatment difficult for many patients with Chagas disease, but a Phase II clinical trial in Bolivia may have found an alternative treatment that is both quicker and significantly safer. Image Credits: Ana Ferreira/DNDi. Continue reading -> Tafenoquine – Milestone In Journey Towards Malaria Elimination 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tafenoquine, the first new drug to be developed in over 60 years to treat relapsing malaria, has in fact been around since the late 1970s, when researchers with the US Walter Reed Army Institute of Research first took note of its antimalarial properties. But the drug’s potential to cure relapsing malaria caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite, the less deadly but most widespread malaria species, has only been recently been recognised. Continue reading -> Amazonian Quest For P Vivax Malaria Solutions 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas has been fighting P vivax malaria in Peru throughout most of his professional life. For many years, he failed to see significant inroads in control of the disease, which is most prevalent in the remote communities of the country’s Amazon region. Continue reading -> Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Tafenoquine – Milestone In Journey Towards Malaria Elimination 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Tafenoquine, the first new drug to be developed in over 60 years to treat relapsing malaria, has in fact been around since the late 1970s, when researchers with the US Walter Reed Army Institute of Research first took note of its antimalarial properties. But the drug’s potential to cure relapsing malaria caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite, the less deadly but most widespread malaria species, has only been recently been recognised. Continue reading -> Amazonian Quest For P Vivax Malaria Solutions 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas has been fighting P vivax malaria in Peru throughout most of his professional life. For many years, he failed to see significant inroads in control of the disease, which is most prevalent in the remote communities of the country’s Amazon region. Continue reading -> Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Amazonian Quest For P Vivax Malaria Solutions 23/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas has been fighting P vivax malaria in Peru throughout most of his professional life. For many years, he failed to see significant inroads in control of the disease, which is most prevalent in the remote communities of the country’s Amazon region. Continue reading -> Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Health On The Margins As G20 Leaders Meet 30/11/2018 Health Policy Watch As world leaders attending this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit face off on thorny issues of trade, migration and climate change – health was likely to remain on the margins of the maelstrom, observers said. The two-day Summit of the 20 largest global economies opened today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Continue reading -> Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 16/05/2018 Monika Ermert AIDS activists, health activists and civil society organizations in Brazil and Argentina are pushing back against the negative effects of the planned free trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union. The EU-Mercosur negotiations might be the best chance as of now to advance an intellectual property agenda that is more favourable to access to health, says Pedro Villardi, coordinator on IP policy issues at the Associação Brasiliera Interdisciplinar de Aids Observatorio National de Politicas de Aids (ABIA). Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts