Events 2012

Overview

Agenda

Press Releases

London Declaration

Commitments

Event website

[January 30, 2012]
Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
London, UK
A group of international partners announced a new, coordinated push to accelerate
progress toward eliminating or controlling 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by
the end of the decade. Uniting efforts with NTD-endemic countries, partners pledged
to bring a unique focus to defeating these diseases and to work together to improve
the lives of the 1.4 billion people worldwide affected by NTDs.

Webcasts available on Youtube:
  Webcast of the whole event here
  Webcast of the "Innovation and New Tools" session here [Dr. Pécoul speaks at 2'55''-5'42'']

Interview on RFI:
Bernard Pécoul summarizes the outcome of the event on Radio France Internationale


Highlights:
New Commitments for Innovation were announced by pharmaceutical companies, among them one by Abbott and DNDi
A joint ‘London Declaration’ was issued by all the partners
DNDi welcomed commitments from various partners to NTDs and emphasized the need to fill the major gaps in R&D




Bernard Pécoul was one of the speakers, among Bill Gates, Margaret Chan, Stephen
O’Brien (DFID), and CEOs of leading pharmaceutical companies (see Agenda for more details)