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PDP Press Releases/ statements
• 10 Dec 2018: Six Distinguished Leaders in Global Health Join IAVI Board of Directors
• 5 Feb 2019: Wellcome commits £10 million to DNDi to develop new generation of oral drugs to treat leishmaniasis
• 7 Feb 2019: Professor Balram Bhargava joins the Board of Directors at DNDi
• 29 Jan 2019: MMV and DNDi make 400 compounds available to stimulate research into new drugs for pandemic diseases
• 30 Jan 2019: Fexinidazole, the first all-oral treatment for sleeping sickness, approved in Democratic Republic of Congo
• 16 Jan 2019: CEPI backs expansion of FIND’s lassa fever response programme to support pandemic preparedness in Nigeria
• 31 Jan 2019: FIND and partners call for big data infrastructure to support future of personalised medicine
• 12 Dec 2018: GARDP, Eisai and Takeda announce partnership in the search for new antibiotics
• 15 Jan 2019: First clinical results of PlacMalVac project published
• 25 Sep 2018: GSK candidate vaccine helps prevent active pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV negative adults in phase II study
• 5 Feb 2019: Compound Studied in TB to be Evaluated in the Treatment of Leishmaniasis
• 18 Jan 2019: Played Red Dead Redemption 2? Here’s what you should know about TB
• 23 Jan 2019: Increased Commitment to Neglected Disease R&D, but TB Landscape Remains Largely Unchanged
• 16 Jan 2019: Two positive phase III studies of tafenoquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria published in The New England Journal of Medicine
• 29 Jan 2019: MMV and DNDi make 400 compounds available to stimulate research into new drugs for pandemic diseases
• 1 Jan 2019: Community-based HIV testing effective in reaching undiagnosed populations, PATH-led study finds
• 15 Jan 2019: Vietnam-produced seasonal influenza vaccine licensed for production and use
PDP Funder Announcements
GHIT
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
• Sep 7: IPM 2017 Annual Report. IPM
• Sep 11: DNDi 2017 Annual Report. DNDi
• Sep 25: EVI 2017 Annual Report. EVI
Other Reports/ Publications
• Jan 23 2019: G:Finder 2018: Neglected Disease Research and Development: Reaching new heights. Policy Cures Research
• Jan 29 2019: Statement on agenda item 5.7—Medicines, vaccines and health products: Access to medicines and vaccines. GHTC
Related Press Releases/ Announcements/ non-Peer Reviewed Articles
• 1 Feb: Current R&D Causes High Prices In Drugs; New Model Needed To Make Drugs More Affordable, Speakers Say. IP Watch
• 1 Feb: WHO's Africa malaria vaccine trial: Research shows communication impact. Africa News
• 4 Feb: Opinion | India now a key player in neglected disease treatment. Live Mint
• 4 Feb: An atlas of HIV’s ‘escape routes’ could improve vaccine design. Fierce Biotech
• 4 Feb: New vaccine for malaria could be more effective. MedicalXpress
• 5 Feb: Combating malaria by modifying mosquitoes could save thousands of lives. It’s also risky. Washington Post
• 5 Feb: Research on chickenpox virus paves way for promising HIV vaccine. MedicalXpress
• 5 Feb: New Funding Partnership To Develop Innovative Drugs For Leishmaniasis. Health Policy Watch
• 5 Feb: WHO Benchmarking Tool Made “More Transparent” In Evaluating Regulatory Authorities. Health Policy Watch
• 6 Feb: Why can't pregnant women be vaccinated during epidemics?. Devex
• 6 Feb: Ebola's lost blood: row over samples flown out of Africa as 'big pharma' set to cash in. The Telegraph
• 6 Feb: Civil Society Request Fair Pricing For Medicines, Transparency, At WHO. Health Policy Watch
• 6 Feb: Letter urges Congressional action to stimulate antibiotic development. CIDRAP
• 7 Feb: The ‘Year Of UHC’ – Interview With Swiss Global Health Amb. Nora Kronig Romero. Health Policy Watch
• 7 Feb: Deadly drug-resistant TB a 'blinking red' global threat. AFP
• 7 Feb: IP Still At Heart Of Access To Medicines Discussions At WHO. IP Watch
• 8 Feb: Malaria vaccine implementation starts in March. Ghana Web
• 9 Jan: DFID needs to keep pushing on AIDS, says HIV-positive MP. Devex
• 9 Jan: Scientists say "mosquito birth control" drug could be ready in five years. Thomson Reuters Foundation
• 9 Jan: How China can reshape the mechanics of global healthcare innovation by taking on Tuberculosis. China Tech Blog
• 10 Jan: New single-dose Ebola drug treatment developed. Economic Times
• 10 Jan: Pregnancy-Associated Malaria Vaccine Passes First Human Trial. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
• 11 Feb: CEPI partners with IVI to accelerate development of vaccines against emerging global health threats. IVI
• 11 Feb: Stopping the World's Biggest Infectious Killer. Scientific American
• 12 Feb: New diagnostic test for malaria uses spit, not blood. The Conversation
• 16 Jan: We can end TB right now. Here's how. World Economic Forum
• 16 Jan: Bill Gates: The Best Investment I’ve Ever Made. The Wall Street Journal
• 14 Feb: Kenyan children to get first malaria vaccine in the world next month. The Star (Kenya)
• 17 Jan: Vaccine researchers are preparing for Disease X. The Economist
• 16 Feb: Offline: AMR—the end of modern medicine?. The Lancet
• 17 Jan: Bill Gates says these technologies are helping to eradicate disease. Geek Wire
• 18 Jan: Special Report: Guide To This Week’s WHO Board Meeting – Budget, Medicines Access, Antimicrobial Resistance, NCDs, More. IP Watch
• 18 Jan: Fighting humanity’s three biggest infectious diseases. FT Health
• 20 Jan: Scientists Make Progress on Ebola Virus Treatment. Voice of America
• 21 Jan: Superbugs and anti-vaxxers make WHO's list of 10 global health threats. CNN
• 22 Jan: Where are the Ebola diagnostics from last time?. Nature
• 22 Jan: How Japan is applying its knowledge and experience to ensure health and well-being for all. Newsweek
• 22 Jan: Innovation is vital for elimination of neglected diseases in South Asia. BMJ Editorial
• 22 Jan: UK joins global coalition searching for vaccines to keep the world safe from the spread of epidemics. CEPI
• 22 Jan: World Economic Forum press conference: CEPI - Building a Global Coalition to End Epidemics. WEF
• 23 Jan: Global health research money reaches 'record high. BBC News
• 23 Jan: Research body to fund humanitarian efforts. BBC News
• 23 Jan: UK funding on neglected diseases almost doubles in a year, as global health spending hits record high. The Telegraph
• 23 Jan: Top Global Health Policy Issues – What To Watch In 2019. Health Policy Watch
• 23 Jan: Tafenoquine – Milestone In Journey Towards Malaria Elimination. Health Policy Watch
• 23 Jan: Amazonian Quest For P Vivax Malaria Solutions. Health Policy Watch
• 23 Jan: New vaccine offers fresh take on malaria fight. Eureka Alert
• 23 Jan: As America leads, other nations step up to fund R&D to combat neglected disease threats. GHTC
• 23 Jan: Delivery innovation spreads vaccines’ benefits. Financial Times
• 23 Jan: Temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis vaccine enters clinical testing. MedicalXpress
• 23 Jan: New fellowship program will support the next generation of African scientific leaders. Eureka Alert
• 24 Jan: Discord looms over WHO board meeting. Devex
• 24 Jan: Mankind’s first tool to fight malaria also kills. WEF
• 24 Jan: Pharma firms to be incentivised to develop new superbug drugs. The Guardian
• 24 Jan: Antibiotic resistance plan to fight 'urgent' global threat. BBC
• 24 Jan: First-ever safe, effective vaccine against Lassa fever. The Guardian
• 24 Jan: WHO Director Tedros: Innovation, Digital Health A Major Pillar In WHO Transformation. IP Watch
• 24 Jan: How the partial government shutdown is affecting global health, R&D. GHTC
• 25 Jan: Bacteria and viruses are fighting back, but will big pharma save us?. The Guardian
• 26 Jan: WHO’s Access Roadmap And The Art Of Accommodation Of Pharma Interest. IP Watch
• 28 Jan: Up to 43 per cent of malaria costs due to fake drugs. SciDevNet
• 28 Jan: Investigational Ebola treatment proves adult-safe in early clinical trial. Homeland Preparedness News
• 29 Jan: WHO Holds Discussions On Roadmap For Improving Access To Medicines. IP Watch
• 29 Jan: Pandemic preparedness: who is being prepared for what, and by whom?. Institute of Development Studies
• 29 Jan: We need to end “parachute” research which sidelines the work of African scientists. Quartz Africa
• 29 Jan: MMV and DNDi make compounds available for research into new drugs for pandemic diseases. Eureka Alert
• 30 Jan: North-South research partnerships need to be equal. SciDevNet
• 30 Jan: DNA from single mosquito extracted for first time heralds 'breakthrough' in war on malaria. Daily Telegraph
• 30 Jan: Board Debates Medicines Access; WHO Asserts Mandate On IP, Trade Issues. IP Watch
• 31 Jan: WHO's controversial next steps to improve access to medicines. Devex
• 31 Jan: Revolutionary sleeping sickness drug approved for use in DRC. The Telegraph
• 31 Jan: We Need to Stop Drug-Resistant Malaria at Its Source, Right Now. Scientific American
Articles/ Reports on PDP related issues (peer reviewed)
• Priority use cases for antibody-detecting assays of recent malaria exposure as tools to achieve and sustain malaria elimination. B Greenhouse, et al, Jr, Gates Open Research, DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.12897. Feb 12 2018.
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