Charles Mowbray
@_charlesmowbray
Drug discovery and development for neglected patients suffering from infectious diseases including leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and viral infections @DNDi
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https://dndi.org/ 16-11-2021 15:15:43
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He's known as the #kissingbug doctor. Less than 2 weeks to go until the launch of our new film on #WorldChagasDay, made with Norman Beatty and Emerging Pathogens Institute about vital efforts to beat the rise of #Chagas in Florida. Watch the trailer now!
Growing concern around #H5N1 and the spread of #dengue emphasises the urgent need for therapeutics development. We support the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat #100DaysMission recommendation of a Therapeutics Roadmap for greater funding, leadership, structure and coordination. ๐
DNDi is proud to have signed the Rio Declaration, led by Fiocruz, at #GPPS2024 ๐ง๐ท Greater collaboration is essential in order to ensure equitable access to diagnostics, vaccines, medicines, and other health tools. ๐ธ Read the declaration in full: portal.fiocruz.br/sites/portal.fโฆ
'Too little, too late' - a The Lancet editorial calls for more funding to support prevention, treatment, and surveillance of #dengue. We urgently need innovation - there is currently no specific treatment. ๐ thelancet.com/journals/lanceโฆ
Our Discovery Director Charles Mowbray spoke about the need for research and development on #NTDs and epidemic & pandemic diseases. Watch the recording ๐ bit.ly/4hNXCrn ๐บ Thank you GHIT Fund (ใฐใญใผใใซใใซในๆ่กๆฏ่ๅบ้) for hosting this important forum!
The European Commissionโs new Medical Countermeasures Strategy could be a critical tool to support end-to-end R&D specifically as it will support pandemic-prone diseases such as Ebola or dengue. [1/4] ๐