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Rising temperatures will put 1 billion more people at risk of infectious disease

Rising global temperatures could put an additional 1 billion people at risk of contracting an infectious disease by the year 2080, Morgan Stanley analysts warned in a research report released this week.
WHO sustains Lymphatic Filariasis treatments in over 500 local government areas across Nigeria

Abuja 28 May 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently supporting the Nigerian Government to distribute medications to treat Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) across 520 Nigerian Local Government Areas (LGAs).
Scientists identify how the exosomes of the parasite responsible for Chagas disease affect heart cells

A team of scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) has broken new ground in Chagas disease research. This is a serious parasitic disease that affects more than 8 million people worldwide and for which there is currently no treatment.
Neglected tropical diseases: Researchers highlight expanded benefits and impact of preventive chemotherapy

The programs, originally intended for the poorest people in Africa, include a package of donated medicines that target ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm infection, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis and trachoma. These seven neglected tropical diseases represent the most common afflictions of people who live in extreme poverty.
Experts Discuss Decentralized Manufacturing to Tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases and Promote Universal Health Coverage at World Health Assembly Event

"Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is committed to advancing research and development toward the elimination of neglected and emerging illnesses, such as schistosomiasis, one of the most common and devastating parasitic diseases in tropical countries, with more than 280,000 people dying each year as a result," said Batra. "We, like the World Health Organization, aim to tackle these global challenges and offer a better quality of life."
WHO Science Division creates online resource for neglected disease R&D efforts

The focus is on neglected diseases and global health threats like antimicrobial resistance. The new directory provides a searchable database of health product profiles, each providing essential characteristics for the development of various health products. It is free to use, and WHO believes it will help interested parties work such attributes into the early development of new products. It was developed by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR).
Deadly gaps persist new drug development neglected diseases

Geneva/New York—In a study published today in the open-access journal The Lancet Global Health, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and other researchers report a persistent deficiency in truly new therapeutics for neglected diseases, despite nominal progress and an acceleration in research and development (R&D) efforts. This continued ‘fatal imbalance’ in medical R&D points to the urgent need to develop and deliver groundbreaking new treatments for the worlds poorest and most neglected patients.
Malaria free status for Algeria and Argentina

he World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Argentina and Algeria malaria-free in a historic announcement for the two nations. The WHO statement says that over the last few years there has been a slow down in the global fight against malaria. Mauritius was certified in 1973 and now Algeria becomes the second nation in the African region to be declared free of malaria. Paraguay was declared free of malaria in June 2018 and Argentina comes a close second to Paraguay in South America.
2019 Queenstown Molecular Biology (Shanghai) Meetings successfully held in Pudong Lujiazui

The 2019 Queenstown Molecular Biology (Shanghai) Meetings, jointly organized by the National Center for Drug Screening and Shanghai Pudong Engineers’ Association were successfully held at China Financial Information Center located in Lujiazui, Pudong between March 21 and 22, 2019.
Malaria vaccine trial receives $500,000 in Government support

The Liberal National Government has announced they will donate $500,000 to Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics to support their ongoing human clinical trials which aim to test the effectiveness of a world-first malaria vaccine candidate named PlasProtecT™
Strive Masiyiwa, US charity fight tropical diseases in Zimbabwe
Malaria Vaccines Market Perspective by Comprehensive Analysis Growth Prediction to 2024

The Global Malaria Vaccines Market is pegged to be valued at US$ 8.5 million in 2018 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 102.8% during the forecast period (2018-2024), as highlighted in a new report published by Worldwide Market Reports. Rise in demand for vaccines for important indications on the backdrop of increasing focus on biological preparations is expected to be a major factor driving growth of the global malaria vaccines market over the foreseeable future.
The Second Workshop of Asia-Pacific Network on Drug and Diagnosis Innovation on Neglected Tropical Diseases (AP-NDI) Venue: Grand Kempinski Shanghai
On World TB Day, doctors warn about the increase in TDR TB cases
Effective TB, HIV and Malaria Vaccines Missing from Drug Development Pipeline
2019 QMB confirmed speakers with talk title
Get malaria response ‘back on track,’ UN says, as progress stalls and funding flatlines

“The latest data from WHO [World Health Organization] show that the global malaria response is at a crossroads,” the agency’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in his video message for the Day, explaining that the declining trend in malaria cases and deaths has stalled, and vital funding for malaria programmes has flatlined.
WORLD MALARIA DAY: Nigeria loses N132bn to Malaria annually — LAPO

LAGOS—THE Lift Above Poverty Organisation, LAPO, yesterday, disclosed that Nigeria loses N132 billion annually to Malaria. This was as Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mr.s Bolanle Ambode has urged Lagosians to be more concerned with preventing rather than curing malaria infection even as she distributed 3, 000 mosquito treated nets.
Epidemiological Update - Increase of malaria in the Americas

Following a continued decrease in the number of malaria cases from 2005 to 2014 in the Region of the Americas, an increase was observed in 2015, 2016, and most recently in 2017. In 2016, 9 countries of the Region (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) reported an increase in malaria cases.
How to avoid the hookworm skin infection on your next winter vacation to Mexico and the Caribbean

The experience of a Windsor, Ont., couple who returned from a Caribbean vacation with their feet severely infected with parasitic worms is a cautionary tale of what travellers to some warm-weather destinations might encounter — and how they might avoid a similar fate, says a tropical medicine specialist.

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