8.13.10
Lancet Article Highlights Devastating Lack of Treatment for Neglected Tropical Disease in Africa
The Lancet
In an editorial in the August 13 edition of The Lancet, authors representing the Sabin Vaccine Institute, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Imperial College of London call for increased supplies of praziquantel for the African continent. Praziquantel is the only commercially available treatment for human schistosomiasis, a devastating neglected tropical disease (NTD) affects an estimated 200-600 million people worldwide, with the vast majority of cases occurring in Africa, and causes chronic anemia and inflammation associated with severe disability among children, adolescents and young adults. Schistosomiasis produces a disease burden that could exceed that of malaria.
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7.19.10
Dr. Neeraj Mistry named Managing Director, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Washington, D.C. – Sabin Vaccine Institute announced today that Dr. Neeraj Mistry has been appointed Managing Director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (Global Network).
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7.15.10
One stop shop for NTD's in the US
PLos Neglected Diseases
The last issue of PLos includes an interesting editorial by Dr. Peter Hotez that highlights the need of a school solely dedicated to Neglected Diseases in our country.
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7.13.09
PBS / Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal
Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the deadly but curable NTDS.
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6.22.09
Merck & Co., Inc. and Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative Collaborate to Find Treatments
Business Wire
NAIROBI, Kenya & WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the eve of an international meeting bringing together 200 African researchers to discuss progress on research for neglected tropical diseases
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6.9.09
Endemic Infections in Africa have everything to do with HIV/AIDS and are a long neglected therapeutic target
AIDS Perspective
An article with the striking title “Africa’s 32 Cents Solution for HIV/AIDS” was just published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. It can be seen here:
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5.20.09
NIH Launches Drug-Development Program For Rare Diseases
The National Institutes of Health is wading into the drug-development process by launching a program aimed at finding and getting new drugs ready for testing in humans with rare diseases.
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