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PDP Press Releases/ statements
• 1 Jun: IAVI to advance vaccine candidate for Bundibugyo virus, receives funding from CEPI
• 6 Apr: IAVI begins first-in-human Phase 1 trial of single-dose Marburg virus vaccine candidate
• 9 Apr: Working with endemic country partners to shape the future of vector control
• 24 Apr: Kim Johnson MP visits malaria researchers ahead of World Malaria Day
• 14 Apr: Closing the Gap Between Impact and Innovation
• 24 Apr: Academic Study Finds TB Alliance’s Access Approach Successfully Accelerated Uptake of New TB Treatments
• May 8: A Policy Brief for Member States: Strengthening Global Health Architecture Reform
• 16 Apr: Going the distance: House-to-house mobilizers sustain progress on malaria vaccine rollout in Nigeria
• 20 Apr: Decentralizing molecular diagnostics: Four insights from user evaluations
• 22 May: MMV delivers statements at 79th World Health Assembly
• 26 May: Thailand advances malaria elimination with approval of paediatric tafenoquine
• 27 May: MMV hosts workshop to advance long‑acting injectables for high‑burden diseases
• 12 May: DNDi welcomes GHIT support for global evaluation and registration of fosravuconazole for eumycetoma, in collaboration with Eisai
• 13 May: DNDi’s briefing note for 79th World Health Assembly
• 15 May: DNDi statement on hantavirus outbreak: ‘Investment in pandemic preparedness efforts remains insufficient.’
• 9 Apr: Dr Ayoade Alakija Appointed to the Accra Reset initiative
• 20 May: Health leaders unite at World Health Assembly to advance biomanufacturing self-reliance and pandemic resilience
MDGH
• 30 Jan: MDGH starts its Phase 2 clinical trial of dovramilast in people with leprosy type 2 reaction
PDP Funder News/Announcements
• 18 May: Rethinking the future of global health: a global dialogue. Wellcome
• 23 May: Gates Foundation Ebola Response Funding Announcement. Gates Foundation
• 13 May: Commission strengthens global health security with new Global Health Resilience Initiative. European Commission
• 26 May: Announcing the Strep A Vaccine Fund. Coefficient Giving
Funder Announcement Archives
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New PDP Publications
• 31 May: Global Health in Transition: A Private Sector Dialogue on Architecting a new future. PATH
Other Reports/ Publications
• 10 Mar: Tools to fight AMR exist, but industry-wide action is needed to tilt the battle against superbugs. Access to Medicines Foundation
• 13 Mar: From Commitments to Action: Practical Pathways for Health Financing in Africa. Global Health Strategies
Related Press Releases/ Announcements/Articles
• 1 Jun: CEPI fast-tracks three Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidates. CEPI
• 1 Jun: Congo Ebola Outbreak Now Third-Largest on Record as Suspected Cases Pass 1,000. Health Policy Watch
• 1 May: WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex. WHO
• 2 May: First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’. The Guardian
• 2 Jun: Devex CheckUp: Who is funding what in the Ebola response?. Devex
• 2 Jun: Can Africa pay for its own outbreaks? Ebola offers an early test. Devex
• 2 Jun: Collaboration will be key in race for vaccine to control rare Ebola strain. Gavi
• 4 May: Zambian families level up malaria defences with vaccination. Gavi
• 4 May: TB costs in poor countries exceed those of HIV, estimates suggest. CIDRAP
• 5 May: Africa looks inward as global health funding dries up. Devex
• 5 May: Pandemic treaty annex to miss World Health Assembly submission. Devex
• 5 May: Malaria vaccine ‘no magic bullet’ for elimination. SciDevNet
• 5 May: Controlled human malaria infection in adults identify combinations of merozoite antigens associated with clinical immunity. Nature
• 5 May: Could nasal vaccines replace syringes?. Gavi
• 5 May: Opinion: Africa moving toward self-reliance in the health sector. Africa Science
• 5 May: World ‘unprepared’ for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines. The Guardian
• 5 May: The African Medicines Agency is the missing link in global health security. The Telegraph
• 6 May: Expanding Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan testing for diagnosis of tuberculosis among adults living with HIV admitted to hospitals in Tanzania and Mozambique (EXULTANT): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet
• 6 May: Non-sputum testing: an incomplete bridge across the tuberculosis diagnostic gap. The Lancet
• 6 May: Throwing basket of diagnostics, drugs, vaccines and mozzie stoppers at malaria has not stopped the disease. Mail & Guardian
• 6 May: Restoring certainty to global health regulation. BMJ
• 6 May: Fourteen days to recovery from kala-azar. Nature
• 6 May: New inhibitor design provides a blueprint for effective malaria treatments. NewsMedical
• 7 May: Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 Initiative A joint process to support reforms. WHO
• 7 May: Scientists working to create hantavirus vaccine. BBC
• 7 May: Artemisinin partial resistance at a crossroads: evidence for continental variation in Plasmodium falciparumclearance phenotypes. The Lancet
• 7 May: A Prize for Repurposing Drugs for Neglected Diseases. CGD
• 8 May: New evidence confirms malaria vaccine saves child lives and will have high impact in wider rollout. WHO
• 8 May: Expert comment: Malaria vaccine averts 1 in 8 deaths in young children. LSHTM
• 8 May: Qiagen plans AI risk assessment tool, track-based automation for latent TB testing. 360Dx
• 9 May: Zoliflodacin: non-inferior, but not equivalent?. The Lancet
• 9 May: Impact of introducing RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine on mortality in young children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi: an observational evaluation of a cluster-randomised implementation programme. The Lancet
• 9 May: This Is What Happened When Trump Abandoned the World’s Poorest Children. The New York Times
• 10 May: The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk. The Guardian
• 11 May: Global health reform cannot wait for a new world order. Middle powers must act now. Chatham House
• 11 May: A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests. The New York Times
• 11 May: Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine versus chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria with concurrent or delayed high-dose primaquine in Brazil (Curavivax): an open-label, single-centre, randomised clinical trial. The Lancet
• 12 May: Global health security and pandemic preparedness: Europe’s leadership challenge. BMJ
• 12 May: Brazil’s big bet on mosquitos. Nature
• 12 May: Three Issues to Watch at WHA79: WHO Funding, Prioritisation, and Leadership of Global Health Architecture Reform. CGD
• 12 May: Mapping of Organisational Mandates Against Future Priority Health Functions. MOPAN
• 12 May: Major study confirms impact of the malaria vaccine, saving lives and reducing hospitalisations. Gavi
• 12 May: What the Hantavirus outbreak tells us about preparing for Disease X. CEPI
• 12 May: Dengue outpaces virus-blocking mosquitoes in Brazil. France24
• 12 May: Africa CDC and Aspen Pharmacare aim to boost vaccine output in Africa. Reuters
• 13 May: New malaria vaccine offers long-lasting protection without refrigeration. News Medical
• 13 May: New compound shows promise as single-dose malaria treatment. News Medical
• 13 May: Advancing a new global health leap. Gavi
• 13 May: EU Launches Bold Global Health Resilience Initiative Amidst Geopolitical Ruptures. Health Policy Watch
• 13 May: EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid. Politico
• 13 May: US launches partnership for American-developed mosquito repellent. Devex
• 13 May: Six key developments in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Nature
• 13 May: Centering Women, Children, and Adolescents in Global Health Reform. Think Global Health
• 14 May: Innovation without access is not progress: what the EU's new health initiative must deliver. Unitaid
• 14 May: Scientists map research gaps between West Africa and a lassa fever vaccine. Modern Ghana
• 14 May: Rethinking Global Health Reform After COVID-19: Legitimacy Before Authority. IHP
• 14 May: The global health system must radically change to survive and thrive. The Telegraph
• 14 May: Global Health Needs More than Money. Health Policy Watch
• 14 May: Revamping Global Health Architecture: Reforms by "Reports" [WHA79 PRIMER]. Geneva Health Files
• 15 May: Gavi to propose new incentives aimed at advancing vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Gavi
• 15 May: First hantavirus, now Ebola: What two outbreaks reveal about global preparedness. STAT
• 15 May: Beyond borders: how HERA can unlock global health as a true public good through data and knowledge sharing. CEPS
• 15 May: First hantavirus, now Ebola: What two outbreaks reveal about global preparedness. STAT
• 15 May: Global Health in 2026: Hard Truths from 11 Leaders. Devex
• 15 May: What does WHO need to do to actually remain relevant?. Devex
• 15 May: Ebola & Hantavirus Outbreaks Foreshadow the World Health Assembly. Geneva Health Files
• 15 May: "Africa is Not a Real Market:" The Fragmentation Problem Behind Africa’s Health Manufacturing Ambitions. Africa Health Watch
• 17 May: WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency. The New York Times
• 18 May: Germany pledges an additional €25 million to WHO. Devex
• 18 May: John Mahama warns health reforms must consider mergers, new mandates. Devex
• 18 May: How BillionScale Health plans to scale breakthrough technologies. Devex
• 18 May: Mahama unveils 3-pillar “Accra Reset” initiative to reform global health governance. Modern Ghana
• 18 May: Outbreak Threats, Geopolitical Divides and Financial Crises Hover Over 79th World Health Assembly. Health Policy Watch
• 18 May: With no approved vaccine for Ebola outbreak, experts weigh testing a long shot. STAT
• 18 May: Scientists play catch-up to startling Ebola outbreak. Science
• 18 May: Race begins to trial Ebola drugs amid current outbreak. Nature
• 19 May: Member States Support Extended Deadline for Talks on Pandemic Agreement Annex. Health Policy Watch
• 19 May: WHO considers use of experimental vaccines as Ebola cases and deaths rise in DRC. The Guardian
• 19 May: Trump’s cuts to foreign aid are undermining the Ebola response, insiders say. STAT
• 19 May: Meeting the 2024 UN General Assembly declaration targets on antimicrobial resistance. The Lancet
• 19 May: Democratizing global health governance: mission impossible?. People’s Dispatch
• 19 May: The Global Fund and Africa CDC Join Forces for Stronger, Self-Reliant Health Systems. The Global Fund
• 19 May: African Health leaders forge unified position on Global Health Reform ahead of WHA79 in Geneva. Tech Review Africa
• 19 May: African Leadership Drives HIV Prevention Access. AVAC
• 19 May: Vaccine experts debate options to combat outbreak of unusual Ebola strain. Science
• 19 May: Behind the Mission to Stop Viral Outbreaks Within 100 Days. Time
• 19 May: Bridging the gap in TB case detection. Nature
• 19 May: Decolonising Neglected Tropical Diseases research in Africa: insights, challenges and promising practices. BMJ
• 19 May: Disease outbreaks such as Ebola and hantavirus are more frequent and deadly as world “moves backwards,” report warns. BMJ
• 19 May: European Union and Singapore Back CEPI’s Plan to Boost Global Defences Against Epidemic and Pandemic Threats. CEPI
• 20 May: The HIV prevention jab scientists hoped for is finally here. Now comes the hard part. Bhekisisa
• 20 May: In Mali, one year in, hybrid malaria vaccine programme shows early results. Gavi
• 20 May: Africa CDC and Team Europe Launch Landmark Report Showing Health R&D Could Generate $668 Billion for African Economies. Africa CDC
• 20 May: After a critique from Rubio, WHO defends work on Ebola response. STAT
• 20 May: EU, Singapore pledge nearly $100M for CEPI amid fresh Ebola outbreak. Devex
• 20 May: Vaccine to tackle Ebola outbreak will take six to nine months, says WHO. The Guardian
• 21 May: Ebola responders say aid cuts by Western nations left them ill-equipped for outbreak. Washington Post
• 21 May: Stopping Outbreaks at Source: Pandemic Preparedness Stumbles at Local Level. Health Policy Watch
• 21 May: Ebola responders say aid cuts by Western nations left them ill-equipped for outbreak. The Washington Post
• 21 May: Country Leap into Action: advancing country-led global health architecture reform. Gavi
• 21 May: Are We Reforming Global Health or Washing Our Hands Of It?. Institute for New Economic Thinking
• 21 May: Whose science? A bioethical case for sovereign stewardship in African research and development financing. The Lancet
• 21 May: Gavi statement on the Ebola disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Gavi
• 21 May: Collaboration will be key in race for vaccine to control rare Ebola strain. Devex
• 21 May: Gavi statement on scaling innovative financing for the next pandemic. Gavi
• 21 May: UK commits $26.87 million to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC. Reuters
• 21 May: New consensus document on AMR education positions children as agents of change. TWN
• 21 May: Ebola outbreak: the data that show why researchers are so alarmed. Nature
• 21 May: Pharma Industry Demands Repositioning of Medical Innovation as Strategic Investment, Not Cost. Health Policy Watch
• 21 May: Restore Funds for Malaria, Africa Urges. Health Policy Watch
• 22 May: Filovirus: Emergency scientific consultation on Bundibugyo medical countermeasures R&D. WHO
• 22 May: WHA 79 – KEI statement on Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 Initiative Statement. KEI
• 22 May: Statement on vaccine efforts relating to the Bundibugyo Ebolavirus outbreak in the DRC. Oxford
• 22 May: Investment into health R&D could unlock $668B for Africa. Semafor
• 22 May: Scientists urge advocacy to protect vital global vaccine research. News Medical
• 22 May: Bundibugyo, the rare virus causing a deadly new Ebola outbreak, has no vaccine yet. Here’s what we know. Gavi
• 22 May: Ebola Emergency Frames The Pathogen Access Benefit Sharing System As Key For Global Health Security. Geneva Health Files
• 22 May: Andes virus on a cruise ship: person-to-person transmission and an empty pipeline. The Lancet
• 22 May: The dinosaurs of international aid must adapt or die – their expensive era is over. The Guardian
• 23 May: WHA Member States Approve Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy After Resolving Tech Transfer Debate. Health Policy Watch
• 23 May: WHA Advances Global Health Architecture Reform Amidst Questions About Where Process Will Really Lead. Health Policy Watch
• 23 May: UK, German and French aid cuts will take ‘devastating toll’ on most vulnerable, says study. The Guardian
• 24 May: Rush for new Ebola vaccine as outbreak grows in Africa. DW
• 24 May: Growing resistance hampers Ebola response in DR Congo. DW
• 25 May: Exclusive: Trump admin shutting key US researchers out of global virus response talks, documents and sources reveal. CNN
• 25 May: The PHEIC for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus: an inflection point for solidarity and health equity. The Lancet
• 25 May: Panic, Neglect, Repeat: The 2026 Ebola Outbreak Shows Us We Must Change the Pattern for Global Pandemic Preparedness and Response. National Academy of Medicine
• 25 May: The World Health Assembly adopts updated Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2026–2036). WHO
• 25 May: Performance of five mpox antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests tested on lesion swabs from patients with suspected mpox from the Kinshasa province of DR Congo: a diagnostic accuracy study. The Lancet
• 25 May: ‘It’s so bad’: Inside the fast-spreading Ebola outbreak. Devex
• 25 May: The Ebola species rapidly spreading has no vaccines. Here are the options. Devex
• 26 May: Kenya-linked Ebola vaccine may be tested in Uganda, say experts. The Star
• 26 May: A Powerful H.I.V. Drug Lands in Zambia. But Will It Reach Those Who Need It?. The New York Times
• 26 May: Can fast, nimble clinical trials deliver a drug for the new Ebola outbreak?. Science
• 26 May: Why lenacapavir could be a game changer for the fight against HIV. Devex
• 26 May: Devex CheckUp: WHA — what happened, and what happens next?. Devex
• 26 May: Why infectious disease innovation still needs long-term investment. Devex
• 26 May: Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says. The Guardian
• 26 May: Bundibugyo Ebola: why preparedness still fails at the point of detection. The Lancet
• 26 May: Mandates or Markets? Geopolitical Rift Impairs Pandemic Preparedness as Crisis Funds Hit ‘Dangerous Lows’. Health Policy Watch
• 26 May: Snakebite – Long Ignored, Recently Recognized as Neglected Disease. Health Policy Watch
• 26 May: No more needles? Six technologies that could transform how we get vaccinated. Gavi
• 26 May: Ebola outbreak in the DRC: four reasons it will be hard to contain. Gavi
• 27 May: Devex Newswire: Ebola outbreak outruns science as cases surge in DRC. Devex
• 27 May: The long, strange journey of mycetoma research. Global Health NOW
• 27 May: Can the near point-of-care TB test close the diagnostic gap in Africa?. The Lancet
• 27 May: Spanish top health official: New global health architecture must break with ‘inherited structures’. Geneva Solutions
• 27 May: ‘Failure was Never an Option’: South Africa’s mRNA ‘Hub’ Awarded Good Manufacturing Practice Certification. Health Policy Watch
• 27 May: The DRC Ebola outbreak has exposed the consequences of global health underfunding. BMJ
• 27 May: Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says. The Guardian
• 27 May: APMEN Case Study “Thailand’s Experience with Tafenoquine: A Roadmap for Integrating Radical Cure into Routine Hospital Systems”. APMEN
• 28 May: Experimental vaccine triggers broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies in macaques. News Medical
• 28 May: Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests. The Guardian
• 28 May: African Union's health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026. MedicalXpress
• 28 May: Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus. WHO
• 28 May: Adapting the global research agenda to local contexts. WHO
• 28 May: WHO identifies Ebola treatments, vaccines to be tested in trials amid outbreak. Reuters
• 28 May: Outdoor mosquito control must be part of integrated mosquito management. Devex
• 29 May: Uganda’s TB gains face new pressure without US-funded outreach programs. Devex
• 29 May: Gavi commits US$ 50 million to Bundibugyo Ebolavirus vaccines and outbreak response. Gavi
• 29 May: The scent of supper: Can mosquitoes learn to love DEET?. CIDRAP
• 29 May: New antibiotic design could help treat drug-resistant infections. MedicalXpress
• 29 May: A rifamycin-free regimen for shortened tuberculosis treatment. The Lancet
• 29 May: Can We Build a Future of Global Health That Works Better for Everyone?. Boston University
• 29 May: How ‘boom and bust’ Ebola R&D funding leaves us vulnerable. Impact Global Health
• 30 May: Advancing child health: forecasting the next great research achievements. Nature
• 31 May: CEPI fast-tracks three Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidates. CEPi
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