Researchers hope that immunization will provide much needed protection against the neglected parasitic disease leishmaniasis in conflict zones. Read the Nature Outlook article.

Un teléfono, inteligencia artificial y una pastilla para avanzar en la cura de la leishmaniasis visceral Diego Menjíbar Reynés Spotlab Elena Dacal Picazo Miguel Luengo-Oroz Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) @_Isra_Cruz Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative DNDi_Español elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

Nice article (in Spanish) in ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo about VL-INNO, a EDCTP funded project to develop new #diagnostic tools (Spotlab FIND Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)) and treatments (Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative) for visceral #leishmaniasis (#kalaazar) in East Africa Elena Dacal Picazo @_Isra_Cruz elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

📣Call for proposals! Are you interested in being a #manufacturing and #commercialization partner for an antigen-based rapid diagnostic test for #schistosomiasis infection with a focus in low- and middle-income countries? More info here: finddx.org/wp-content/upl…

⚠️ This is a fantastic report from FIND ! 👉 As Alain Mérieux said “without #diagnostics, medicine is blind.” so we need to ensure everyone who needs a test can get one, wherever and whenever they seek care. find.exposure.co/tested

There is not better mission... Congratulations Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative!

"The unintended negative impacts of the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and the concept of viral sovereignty on pathogen research and development, or in outbreak situations, are well-documented". What about Foot and Mouth Disease (#FMD)? EuFMD/FAST et al frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

The impact that timely and correct diagnosis has on patients and heath systems is amazing Sometimes,basic #diagnostic tools can do the job 🚨 tegumentary #leishmaniasis diagnosis in #Bolivia 👉"diagnosis by culture should be implemented whenever possible" sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great review on #Chagas disease by Dr Silvestre et al The Lancet 👉Timely detection and treatment of Chagas disease has important benefits 👉Less than 10% of people with Chagas disease have been diagnosed CUIDA-Chagas Fiocruz in English Coalición Chagas thelancet.com/journals/lance…

De la depresión a la malaria, o de la leishmaniasis a la meningitis. La inteligencia artificial se pone a prueba con la salud de poblaciones del Sur Global elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

#Noma, another "global health landmine" theguardian.com/global-develop…

Más cerca de la eliminación de la enfermedad del sueño #RedDeExpertos Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative DNDi_Español elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

In case you need another reason to vaccinate your animals🐮🐷🦆🐥 👉#Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action By HAU Beef & Sheep Research and Prof. David Barrett 🇺🇦 @conversationUK theconversation.com/vaccinating-li…

Congrats cecilia ferreyra and team! 🎉

Having a dog is a huge responsability... But it is good at many levels. A new study shows that it has a a postive impact on children's physical activity 🏃 n.pr/3xm4A5d

This is a sad story... The damage that mismanagement can have on wonderful organisation. As a former colleague just posted "this is hard to read". I would add, this is sad to read 😞