Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC

NGDI UBC is committed to Global Health Access and Equity. Developing Interventions for LMICs at or below costs to serve the poorest of the poor.
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NGDI UBC is committed to Global Health Access and Equity. Developing Interventions for LMICs at or below costs to serve the poorest of the poor.
Learn More about NGDI UBC at: ngdiubc.med.ubc.ca
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Registration Open: Registration Open: Tropical and Geographic Medicine Essentials, May 25, 2026
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As mosquito populations grow, Nigeria confronts a swelling dengue threat Often mistaken for malaria or other febrile illnesses, dengue may be flying under the radar – but cases are increasing across the country.

Dengue was first isolated in Nigeria in 1960. Today, cases are rising again, often mistaken for malaria or typhoid and missed in routine diagnosis.

Here’s why health officials are paying closer attention and what’s being done to keep Nigeria’s dengue cases in check: bit.ly/4cbXhPT

Today is #ZeroDiscriminationDay.

For people living with HIV, internalized stigma means hiding their status, skipping treatment, and living in fear of judgment.

This isn't a side issue. It's a barrier to ending AIDS by 2030.

Junior Chemists Science Camp is landing in Tuam, Galway on 11th April, 10am to 12pm.

For children 5-12 years old

Places are limited
BOOK;
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📣 #ZeroDiscriminationDay is a call to action.

Discrimination undermines health, rights & access. We must #RethinkRebuildRise for an equitable HIV response.

🤳 Share a message, photo or video on what it means to rethink, rebuild & rise. Learn more & join us: zurl.co/oC2HY

✊ On #ZeroDiscriminationDay, take a stand for dignity, rights & equity.

▶️ Explore videos on #IASPlus that address stigma & discrimination in the HIV response – featuring expert insights & practical approaches to advance inclusive, person-centred care:

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UBC opens Gateway Health building to house nursing program and student services The University of British Columbia has opened a new health-focused academic building that will house its nursing program, consolidate kinesiology departments and bring student health services…

UBC opens a new health-focused academic building that will house its nursing program, consolidate kinesiology departments and bring student health services together under one roof.

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HIV is not a crime Listen to this episode from HIV unmuted on Spotify. In 1987, the United States introduced the world’s first laws criminalizing HIV. Today, despite scientific evidence that HIV criminalization harms public health, 92 countries still have laws that are used to prosecute people living with HIV. In this episode of HIV unmuted, the IAS podcast, we hear how these unjust laws have forever changed the lives of three people living with HIV and what must be done to end the criminalization of HIV. Listen now to their stories of injustice, fear and stigma:•             Justice Edwin Cameron on being South Africa’s first public figure to speak out about living with HIV and his crusade to decriminalize HIV•             A Malawian mother, known as EL, who was jailed for allegedly breastfeeding another woman's baby, as told by her lawyer, Wesley Mwafulirwa•             American Robert Suttle on how a bad breakup led to his imprisonment and lifelong registration as a sex offender.

🎙️ #HIVisNotaCrime. On #HINACDay, join the call for justice.

In this #HIVunmuted episode, leading voices explore the real-world impact of HIV criminalisation – and why evidence-based, rights-affirming approaches are critical.

🎧 Listen now! #RethinkRebuildRise

Both #Covid & the #flu can have an impact after infection subsides. And while both viruses can leave lasting lung damage, only #SARSCoV2 causes persistent brain inflammation & small blood vessel injury, even after the virus is no longer detectable. New research medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

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8 DAYS TILL SUFS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION NATIONWIDE RALLY! TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE!

The Take Back our Science Rally just 8 days away! Happening in Washington DC and all across the country! Join a local rally, or start your own pop-up rally! Details at standupforscience.net/march7

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Acoziborole Winthrop, developed by DNDi and Sanofi, receives European Medicines Agency positive opinion as three-tablet, single-dose treatment for most common form of sleeping sickness The recommendation is based on Phase II/III study demonstrating up to 96% success rates at 18 months across both early and advanced stages of T.b. gambiense, the most common form of sleeping sickness.

Good news of the decade: Acoziborole Winthrop, developed by @dndi.org & Sanofi, receives European Medicines Agency positive opinion as three-tablet, single-dose Rx for most common form of sleeping sickness-soon over injectable arsenic derivative Rx with serious side effects dndi.org/press-releas...

WHO now recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis!

Big advance!!

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Veterans in supported housing more likely to receive flu shot

A new study finds veterans in a Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program were about 50% more likely to receive a flu shot compared with veterans not enrolled in the program.

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Hidden architecture inside cellular droplets opens new targets for cancer and ALS Biomolecular condensates were long believed to be simple liquid blobs inside cells. Researchers have now uncovered that some are actually supported by fine protein filaments forming an internal scaffo...

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NEJM Clinician Editor-in-Chief Raja-Elie Abdulnour, MD, describes the recently FDA-approved drug etripamil, a nasal spray for the outpatient treatment of supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs). Full context and comment by Associate Editor Mark S. Link, MD: jwat.ch/4qx49L1

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When Feed the Future shut down, these researchers built something new When Feed the Future shut down, these researchers built something new

Responsible Innovations emerged as former USAID-backed researchers sought to preserve years of food systems research and global partnerships.

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Scientists create universal nasal spray vaccine that protects against COVID, flu, and pneumonia Scientists at Stanford Medicine have unveiled a bold new kind of “universal” vaccine that could one day protect against everything from COVID-19 and the flu to bacterial pneumonia and even common alle...

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U.S. Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates Plunge, Reversing Years of Gains National data show rates dropped more than 10 points in 2 years after 2023 peak

U.S. newborn hepatitis B vaccination rates are plunging, reversing years of gains. National data show rates dropped more than 10 points in 2 years after 2023 peak www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

What’s new in the Global AIDS Strategy?
The strategy moves from a predominantly intervention-centered approach to a people-centered one, and from a donor-led system to one that is country-owned and -led, including by communities and civil society.

Find out more: www.unaids.org/en/2026-2031...