[Khartoum, Sudan – 19 June 2017]
First ever double-blind study for disease so neglected that it only recently was added to WHO list of neglected tropical diseases
The first-ever double-blind, randomized clinical trial for an effective treatment for the severely neglected disease mycetoma has enrolled its first patient at the Mycetoma Research Centre (MRC) in Khartoum, Sudan.
[London and New York – May 3, 2017]
Indian, UK and US students to help discover desperately-needed drug leads for visceral leishmaniasis
The non-profit research and development organisation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has launched a collaborative project with five universities in India, the UK, and the US to harness the capacity of university teaching laboratories and task students with discovering potential new drugs for patients living with neglected diseases.
[Geneva, Switzerland – April 19, 2017]
The pharmaceutical company Merck has become the sixth company to join the “Neglected Tropical Diseases Drug Discovery Booster” consortium, a new initiative to accelerate and cut the cost of early-stage drug discovery for two of the world’s most neglected diseases, leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.
[Los Angeles, USA – April 13, 2017]
A study of almost 5,000 Latin American-born residents of Los Angeles County found that 1.24% tested positive for Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that can cause life-threatening heart damage if not treated early. Chagas disease is one of the leading causes of heart failure in Latin America.
[Tokyo, Japan – March 30, 2017]
Daiichi Sankyo announces collaborative research on drugs for neglected diseases
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, “Daiichi Sankyo”), announced that it has entered into a new joint research agreement with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (hereafter, “DNDi”) with regard to a new research program, the Hit-to-Lead Project, with the aim to develop drug treatments for two neglected tropical diseases, leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.
[Seattle, USA – February 14, 2017]
Landmark study proves that “super-boosting” approach counters negative interaction between key HIV and TB drugs
The non-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has released results of a study in South Africa that will make it easier for healthcare workers to treat children living with HIV who are co-infected with tuberculosis.