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Our latest episode is out!
Female genital schistosomiasis affects at least 40 million women, causing immense pain and stigma. Yet it remains widely overlooked and misdiagnosed. What needs to change?
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0kS…
🎧 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcas…
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La ciencia, la investigación y la tecnología avanzan gracias a grandes aliados 🔬. ¡Muchas gracias a @DNDi por ser patrocinador BRONCE de la #FLAP2026! Descubre a DNDi en su Página Oficial dndial.org/es/
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How can #African institutions turn critical development challenges into fundable, sustainable solutions?
In a changing global funding environment, securing resources requires more than identifying a need. It requires credible evidence, strong partnerships, measurable outcomes and proposals that demonstrate lasting impact.
At the #GrandStrategyFellowship Forum 2026, Prof. Violet Naanyu, Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences and Member of the WHO Technical Advisory Board, will contribute her expertise to the Global Funding & International Careers (GFIC) track.
The discussion will explore how #African institutions can strengthen their ability to compete for funding by connecting research, evidence, innovation and development priorities with the expectations of international funders and strategic partners.
From #health and #education to #technology and #economic development, the conversation will examine how institutions can diversify funding sources, build strategic collaborations and design programmes that move beyond short-term grants toward sustainable investment and measurable development impact.
Register now to attend:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
📆 29th October, 2026
⏱️2:30 PM – 8:00 PM EAT
📍Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
@VioletNaanyu
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[Press Release📢]
GHIT Fund announced today a total investment of approximately JPY 1.06 billion (USD 6.8 million) in nine R&D projects for the development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for malaria, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and emerging & re-emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola disease.
Please click here for details on the nine projects 👉
ghitfund.org/newsroom/press/…
#Trachoma #BundibugyoVirus #EVD #LassaFever #HendraVirus #Malaria #Dengue #Chikungunya #ChagasDisease
🌍We are pleased to announce that the Kenya Medical Research Institute @KEMRI_Kenya has joined the Dengue Alliance, making Kenya the first African country part of this global partnership dedicated to advancing dengue treatment research.
👉 More details: dndi.org/press-releases/2026…
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📄A new joint perspective paper from GARDP, @DNDi, @MedsforMalaria and @MedicinesDev sets out 7 recommendations to strengthen the WHO functions that support public health innovation, particularly where commercial incentives for R&D are limited.
The recommendations include protecting specialist expertise, establishing clearer timelines for key processes, securing predictable funding and improving coordination across WHO headquarters, regional and country offices.
For antibiotic development, connecting priority-setting, target product profiles and scientific advice with treatment recommendations and country introduction is critical to ensuring that R&D translates into access.
📄 gardp.org/strengthening-whos…
@WHO
#AMR #GlobalHealth
A decade of reforms helped reduce Colombia's #Chagas disease treatment gap from 77.5% to 48.1%. This study shows that monitoring treatment access can help identify barriers and guide efforts to ensure more people receive the care they need. doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276026…
Congratulations to our Continental Lead for Africa, @EADirectorDNDi, on his induction into the US @theNAMedicine this weekend! He’s recognized for his work on drug-resistant food and waterborne infections and vaccine programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.
@KEMRI_Kenya
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Applications are now open for the 2026 cohort of the MSF Without Borders Media Fellowship.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) South Asia, in partnership with Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (@DNDi), is inviting journalists, photographers, filmmakers, digital media influencers, and newsroom editors from across South Asia to submit proposals for the 2026 cohort of the Without Borders Media Fellowship.
The fellowship is designed to support humanitarian and health-related journalistic reporting and to use scientific storytelling to draw attention to emerging local and cross-border issues across the South Asia region.
1. MSF General Grant
Open to applicants across South Asia, with reporting proposals on themes including:
Tuberculosis, HIV, Health Impact of Climate Change, Women’s Health, Impact of Caste on Health, Health Misinformation, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Digital/Mobile Health, Access to Healthcare in Conflict Settings, Migration and Displacement/Refugees, and Mental Health.
2. MSF-DNDi Grant on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Focused on diseases such as lymphatic filariasis (hathipaon), visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), mycetoma, dengue, and snakebite.
This category is only open to applicants from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Apply to join a fellowship that supports rigorous, compassionate, field-based reporting on some of the most urgent health and humanitarian issues in South Asia.
Apply now: msfsouthasia.org/without-bor…
#WithoutBordersMediaFellowship #MSF #PublicHealth #MediaFellowship
Acoziborole has shown promise as a single-dose treatment for gambiense sleeping sickness. This study in @PLOSNTDs suggests it could be equally effective against rhodesiense sleeping sickness, an important step toward eliminating the disease.
journals.plos.org/plosntds/a…
How can PDPs help shape the future of global health?
We’re co-hosting a session at #WHS2026 with partners to discuss how our model can deliver accessible health innovations in a changing global health & funding landscape.
📅 11 Oct, 16:00–17:30 CEST
youtube.com/live/9wEMJXMFhlg
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✈️GHTC ED @KristieMikus is heading to Berlin next week for #WHS! We look forward to engaging with you all - including at an event focused on PDPs with @MedsforMalaria, @Pop_Council, @invectorcontrol, @TBAlliance, @dsw_de, @PATHtweets, & @DNDi.
See more! worldhealthsummit.org/sessio…
India supplies around 20% of the world’s generic medicines & is one of the largest vaccine manufacturers globally. But could it play a leading role in developing tomorrow's medicines?
Read our Asia Continental Lead @sanjayssarin's op-ed in @businessline
thehindubusinessline.com/spe…
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@KNUSTGH and @KCCR_GH has launched a new drug discovery partnership with @DNDi to help develop better treatments for schistosomiasis, one of Africa's most widespread parasitic diseases.
Learn more here ⬇️
kccr-ghana.org/kccr-and-dndi…
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I’ll be speaking at the World Health Summit 2026 in Berlin.
📍 Workshop: Shaping the Global Health Architecture and Ending Diseases of Poverty
📅 11 October | 16:00–17:30
📌 Forum 2
#WHS2026 #GlobalHealth #Mycetoma #NTDs @DNDi
We're proud to be recognized as a Very High Performer in the 2026 Gender & Health Index by Global Health 50/50!
We remain committed to improving gender equity both inside our organization & through our work for patients affected by neglected diseases.
global5050.org/accountabilit…
Pleased to launch our first drug discovery partnership in Africa with @KNUSTGH🇬🇭. We’ll screen 100 compounds against #schistosomiasis parasites to develop the next gen of treatments while strengthening African-led R&D. Supported by @bmftr_bund.
dndi.org/press-releases/2026…
Patricia survived cryptococcal meningitis, but still lives with its consequences: the loss of her sight.
This disease is preventable & treatable, yet it remains one of the leading causes of death among people living with advanced HIV.
#WorldMeningitisDay
youtu.be/ISfRm9rjyc0
Who gets included in clinical trials matters because the treatments we develop need to reflect the needs and realities of the people who will use them.
👉@WHO is seeking input on improving the inclusion of underrepresented populations in clinical trials: extranet.who.int/dataformv6/…
