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PDP Press Releases/ statements
• 15 Aug 2019: DNDi congratulates the TB Alliance for the FDA approval of a desperately-needed new treatment for drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis
• 17 Jul 2019: Nationwide Hepatitis C screening campaign initiated by the Malaysian Ministry of Health
• 20 Jul 2019: FIND and ILBS launch the “Delhi Model” and call for joint action ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2019
• 26 Jul 2019: FIND India joins hands with the government of Punjab to screen for Hepatitis C Virus among prison inmates
• 26 Jun 2019: GARDP announces ‘5 BY 25’ goal in response to the growing burden of antibiotic resistant infections
• 10 Sep 2019: International partnership to advance the clinical development of a new vaccine against Shigella and ETEC
• 2 Apr 2019: Final Aeras Annual Report
• 14 Aug 2019: FDA Approves New Treatment for Highly Drug-Resistant Forms of Tuberculosis
• 9 Sep 2019: Two reports on malaria eradication underline need for new tools and interventions
• 9 Jul: PATH applauds recognition for frontline treatment of childhood diarrheal disease by the World Health Organization
• 16 Jul: PATH welcomes Abayomi Sule, Rachel Sibande, and Lisa Anderson to its board of directors
PDP Funder Announcements
EDCTP
May 2019: EDCTP2 work plan 2019
May 2019: EDCTP2 calls for proposals
Wellcome Trust
Nov 7 2018: How we’re using research and evidence to make sure public engagement has a big impact
Nov 19 2018: We need to act fast to stop the spread of superbugs
Funder Announcement Archives
• 2014 PDP Funder Announcements
• 2013 PDP Funder Announcements
New PDP Publications
• Aug 29: DNDi 2019 Annual Report. DNDi
Other Reports/ Publications
• Sep 8 2019: Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable, and necessary. The Lancet
Related Press Releases/ Announcements/ non-Peer Reviewed Articles
• 2 Sep: Richard Smith: Does antimicrobial resistance pose “as great a threat to humanity’s future” as climate change?. BMJ Blog
• 4 Sep: How moves towards universal health coverage could encourage poor quality drugs: an essay by Elizabeth Pisani. BMJ Essay
• 4 Sep: Drug resistance puts Africa’s malaria success in peril. SciDevNet
• 5 Sep: Malaria breakthrough as scientists find ‘highly effective’ way to kill parasite. The Guardian
• 5 Sep: Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum across Sub-Saharan Africa. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
• 6 Sep: New treatments for Ebola virus disease. BMJ
• 7 Aug: FDA Panel: Split Decision for Descovy in PrEP. Medpage Today
• 8 Aug: Used malaria test kits ‘aid drug resistance testing’. Sci Dev Net
• 9 Sep: Malaria Eradication Feasible by 2050, Says New Lancet Report. Health Policy Watch
• 10 Sep: Why we need to reimagine how we do research. Wellcome Trust
• 10 Sep: Serum Institute opens world’s largest vaccine facility. Financial Express
• 10 Sep: Microneedle Patches Could Provide the Long-Acting HIV Treatment of the Future. POZ
• 10 Sep: Researchers develop affordable new test for dengue. MedicalXpress
• 11 Sep: Scientists use gene-edited stem cells to treat HIV — with mixed success. Nature
• 11 Sep: History shows it will take more than technology and money to beat malaria. The Guardian
• 13 Sep: Kenya becomes third African nation to introduce malaria vaccine. Reuters
• 13 Sep: Malaria vaccine in Kenya - a potential game-changer. BBC
• 13 Sep: Vaccine Innovation: Europe’s crucial role in advancing global public health. Euractiv
• 14 Sep: Tuberculosis needs accelerated and continued attention. Lancet Editorial
• 14 Aug: Modern science has delivered the world powerful tools to defeat Ebola. It is not enough. STAT
• 15 Aug: New TB drug approval a milestone, all agree — with caveats, some add. Science Speaks
• 15 Aug: Promising new tuberculosis drug pretomanid approved, but will it be affordable?. MSF
• 17 Aug: One small drug, one giant leap for tuberculosis treatment. The Hill
• 20 Aug: Keep cool and carry on: the fridge protecting vaccines from power outages. The Telegraph
• 21 Aug: An Ebola cure emerges from the pharmaceutical valley of death. The Hill
• 21 Aug: Advanced malaria vaccine could offer more protection. SciDevNet
• 22 Aug: Nonprofit drug maker produces TB antibiotic after private companies wouldn’t. PBS Newshour
• 22 Aug: 2-month HIV injection could be on its way, as ViiV touts new dual-drug win. Fierce Pharma
• 22 Aug: An Ingenious Microscope Could Change How Quickly Disease Is Detected. The Atlantic
• 23 Aug: New vaccine targets killer disease tuberculosis. MedicalXpress
• 23 Aug: Fight to wipe out malaria will fail without new interventions, WHO warns. The Telegraph
• 23 Aug: Is it still too soon to assign an end date for malaria?. Devex
• 25 Aug: Global researchers bring HIV vaccine discussions to Rwanda. The New Times
• 26 Aug: New drugs for tuberculosis and ebola can help drive breakthroughs for many other threats. The Hill
• 27 Aug: Is setting a deadline for eradicating malaria a good idea?. Scientists are divided. Science
• 28 Aug: A New Oral PrEP Strategy Is On the Horizon, But Who’s Going to Get It?. AVAC
• 28 Aug: Malaria Vaccine Plan Postponed in Kenya, but Optimism Remains: Public Health Watch. Contagion Live
• 29 Aug: WHO joins coalition for free digital access to health research. WHO
Articles/ Reports on PDP related issues (peer reviewed)
• Emergent threats: lessons learnt from Ebola. P Piot, et al, Oxford Academic, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihz062, Aug 6 2019.
Upcoming Meetings/ Webinars
October 27-29
World Health Summit 2019
Berlin, Germany
October 29-30
DNDi and Founders’ Symposium: Best science for the most neglected: How can needs-driven R&D advance universal health coverage?
Berlin, Germany
November 20-24
ASTMH 68th Annual Meeting
National Harbor, Maryland
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