@drluispizarro.bsky.social
DNDi Executive Director committed to innovation for neglected populations. Scientific Advisor at PSIA Sciences Po & Member of Santé Mondiale 2030. Formerly Solthis, Unitaid
A major step toward #HepatitisC elimination in Thailand: Together with GPO & Pharco, we signed an MoU to register ravidasvir—an affordable treatment developed through South-South collaboration. An effort to expand access and save lives of those living with #HepC in Thailand. dndi.org/press-releas...
01.07.2025 08:47 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The #PandemicAgreement adopted at #WHA78 includes a commitment from governments to attach concrete #access conditions to public funding for research. With this, governments can ensure that health tools generated thanks to public resources are accessible to everyone. elpais.com/planeta-futu...
04.06.2025 07:47 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
At today’s #WHA78 side event, African countries united to accelerate the elimination of #NTDs.
An MoU was signed to eliminate #VisceralLeishmaniasis — a major step forward in cross-border collaboration and country-led action.
#GlobalHealth #NTDElimination
Productive meeting with Mario Moreira on the sidelines of #WHA78. Fiocruz's commitment to continue playing, as a DNDi founding partner, an active role on DNDi's Board is inspiring. We look forward to working together to strengthening global and regional R&D and production networks and capacities.
20.05.2025 14:33 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I am honoured and deeply moved by this recognition. Grateful to the Government of Japan and the Prize Committee for helping bring attention to the millions still facing neglected diseases. This Prize belongs to every partner, patient, donor, and colleague working for change. 🙏
25.04.2025 12:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Merci à Anne Baecher et à la RTS pour l'invitation à parler aujourd'hui dans l'émission CQFD du lancement d'un essai clinique au Malawi et en Tanzanie sur la méningite cryptococcique, afin d'obtenir un traitement plus simple que les patients puissent prendre eux-mêmes.
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Honoured to have participated in the World Local Production Forum #WLPF2025 focusing on equitable healthcare through local production. Great panel with global experts which highlighted the need for strong, local, end-to-end R&D and South-South collaborations to promote locally relevant treatments.
17.04.2025 15:52 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
#CryptococcalMeningitis is the 2nd-leading cause of #HIV-related deaths. We're excited to announce that a new sustained-release formulation of flucytosine, used to treat cryptococcal meningitis, has entered Phase II clinical trials in #Malawi & #Tanzania.
👉 Read more: bit.ly/3G5Yfis
We're looking for a new #PatientRepresentative to join our Board and help align our programmes and commitments with the needs of the communities we serve.
🗓️ Apply by 4 May 2025
🔗 Details: bit.ly/dndi-patient...
#PatientCentricity #PatientAdvocacy #GlobalHealth #JoinUs
@drluispizarro.bsky.social
Excellent papier du Monde sur l'élimination de la maladie du sommeil par la Guinée. Un succès historique qui montre ce dont sont capables les acteurs de la communauté internationale quand ils travaillent ensemble.
Merci à @droucaute.bsky.social pour ce coup de projecteur sur les patients négligés.
Last week, we gathered to pay tribute to the late Yves Champey, who played a pivotal role in founding @dndi.org two decades ago. He initiated our first partnerships, pioneered our alternative patient needs-driven R&D model, and helped shape DNDi into the organization it is today.
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📢Important announcement! Today, the @asapdiscovery.bsky.social consortium disclosed the structure of our preclinical candidate, ASAP-0017445, a promising broad-spectrum antiviral with potent activity against SARS-CoV2 and other viruses belonging to the same family. (1/10)
25.03.2025 19:33 — 👍 51 🔁 22 💬 3 📌 11
Importante conversacion con @mila_aguilar @cooperativacien sobre la situacion de la salud mundial. Hoy mas que nunca tenemos que defender los principios de solidaridad internacional, proteger la palabra cientifica y trabajar colectivamente en pos del bien comun. rb.gy/86lrmm
20.02.2025 13:49 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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@isntd.org @altusaid.bsky.social @who.int @dndi.org @petersinger.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @canadahealthwatch.bsky.social @ubco-principal.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social
"The fundamental values that underpin all of DNDi’s actions – of solidarity, collaboration and partnership, scientific integrity, and equity – are under attack."
13.02.2025 15:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thrilled and honoured to announce the signing of a MoU between DNDi and the African Union! Together, we aim to advance the discovery and development of new treatments for NTDs in Africa through collaborative R&D efforts. #EndTheNeglect #beatNTDs #GlobalHealth
10.02.2025 14:46 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Proud to witness this historic moment at the official ceremony organized by the Guinea Ministry of Health, marking the elimination of sleeping sickness in the country on World NTD Day. Bravo to the communities and all partners involved! #SleepingSickness #WorldNTDDay #beatNTDs
31.01.2025 13:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today is #WorldNTDDay! Science and innovation are our strongest tools to #EndTheNeglect and build a future without neglected tropical diseases.
By investing in research and developing safer, simpler, and more effective treatments, we can bring hope to millions affected. #BeatNTDs
Congratulations Guinea for eliminating #SleepingSickness as a public health problem! This is a major step forward in our collective efforts to eliminate this terrible and neglected disease. 👏 Watch DNDi’s short film on the collaborative efforts that led to the elimination ⤵️ #WorldNTDDay
30.01.2025 10:41 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
At the #WHOAcademy launch, we hosted a panel with
@unitaid.bsky.social on the urgent link between #ClimateChange & #health.
Key focus:
✅ Climate-resilient health systems
✅ Eco-friendly “climate-smart” health products
✅ Tackling diseases like #dengue
✅ Reducing health’s carbon footprint
As we close out 2024, I’m proud to share some highlights from @dndi.org's work this year, including progress for neglected populations facing #SleepingSickness, visceral #leishmaniasis, and #dengue. Thank you to our partners, colleagues, and friends for your invaluable contributions!
18.12.2024 15:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In Ep 2 of our #DrugDiscoveryExplained series, our Senior Discovery Project Manager Fanny explains what high-throughput screening is, and how we can screen hundreds of thousands of #molecules in just a few days.
🎬View the video here: www.instagram.com/p/DDjOpsWoT0c/
🔗Webpage: bit.ly/4iCi67E
Join us for a panel discussion as part of the #WHOAcademy 's inauguration in Lyon.
📅 17 Dec
⏰ 09:30 – 11:00 (CET)
📍 Online & at IARC
🌐 FR & ENG
Online link: shorturl.at/BqNxO
#ClimateChange #ClimateHealth #GlobalHealth #SantéMondiale @who.int @unitaid.bsky.social
🌍 This #GivingTuesday, every action — whether raising awareness or donating — helps us bring the best science to the most neglected. We deeply appreciate your support in any form.
🔗US-based donations: bit.ly/4f0zrnK
🔗International donations: bit.ly/41cuq8B
“When people are dying, you can’t waste time.“
Read this fascinating interview of Dr Monique Wasunna, keynote speaker at the latest ASTMH conference, leishmaniasis expert, and DNDi Africa Ambassador. By @globalhealthnow.bsky.social
globalhealthnow.org/2024-11/negl...
