Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
@dndi.org
International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients.
‘Any organization that works in R&D has a duty to have proper governance that includes peer review.’
📽️ Watch our conversation with Dr Pauline Williams, our new Scientific Advisory Committee chair: youtube.com/watch?v=m4TC...
👏 Welcome to the role!
📽️ Watch our conversation with Dr Pauline Williams, our new Scientific Advisory Committee chair: youtube.com/watch?v=m4TC...
👏 Welcome to the role!
Interview with Dr Pauline Williams, new DNDi Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Chair
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
‘Any organization that works in R&D has a duty to have proper governance that includes peer review.’
📽️ Watch our conversation with Dr Pauline Williams, our new Scientific Advisory Committee chair: youtube.com/watch?v=m4TC...
👏 Welcome to the role!
📽️ Watch our conversation with Dr Pauline Williams, our new Scientific Advisory Committee chair: youtube.com/watch?v=m4TC...
👏 Welcome to the role!
Carolina Batista, our Latin America Board President, grew up with Amazonian roots, worked closely with Indigenous communities, and now leads in global health. Here’s her message to #COP30⤵️
youtube.com/shorts/cNoWL...
youtube.com/shorts/cNoWL...
What she learned from Indigenous communities could change how we talk about climate
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Carolina Batista, our Latin America Board President, grew up with Amazonian roots, worked closely with Indigenous communities, and now leads in global health. Here’s her message to #COP30⤵️
youtube.com/shorts/cNoWL...
youtube.com/shorts/cNoWL...
Our Policy Advocacy Director @childsmichelle.bsky.social with an extremely timely opinion piece in the @financialtimes.com! How to ensure that the exodus from infectious disease research does not affect millions around the world in need of innovation.
Neglecting infectious diseases is a market failure on.ft.com/48r3i8U | opinion
Neglecting infectious diseases is a market failure
Major companies are reducing research on new medicines for illnesses that affect billions of people
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November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our Policy Advocacy Director @childsmichelle.bsky.social with an extremely timely opinion piece in the @financialtimes.com! How to ensure that the exodus from infectious disease research does not affect millions around the world in need of innovation.
Beni survived #SleepingSickness thanks to timely diagnosis & innovative oral treatments.
This #WorldChildrensDay we call for support to develop urgently needed life-saving treatments for children like Beni living with NTDs.
Watch his story in our new film www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcIx...
This #WorldChildrensDay we call for support to develop urgently needed life-saving treatments for children like Beni living with NTDs.
Watch his story in our new film www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcIx...
Beni: Surviving Sleeping Sickness
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
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November 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Beni survived #SleepingSickness thanks to timely diagnosis & innovative oral treatments.
This #WorldChildrensDay we call for support to develop urgently needed life-saving treatments for children like Beni living with NTDs.
Watch his story in our new film www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcIx...
This #WorldChildrensDay we call for support to develop urgently needed life-saving treatments for children like Beni living with NTDs.
Watch his story in our new film www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcIx...
👋 We welcome Sanjay Sarin as our new Continental Lead Asia and South Asia Director.
A global health leader with 20+ years’ experience, he brings deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, & access, & will help strengthen our work across Asia & expand patient-centred innovation in the region.
A global health leader with 20+ years’ experience, he brings deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, & access, & will help strengthen our work across Asia & expand patient-centred innovation in the region.
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
👋 We welcome Sanjay Sarin as our new Continental Lead Asia and South Asia Director.
A global health leader with 20+ years’ experience, he brings deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, & access, & will help strengthen our work across Asia & expand patient-centred innovation in the region.
A global health leader with 20+ years’ experience, he brings deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, & access, & will help strengthen our work across Asia & expand patient-centred innovation in the region.
💻 We recently hosted a webinar on bridging the research-to-policy gap for NTDs together with @aphrc.bsky.social.
👉 Eliminating NTDs isn't just a scientific challenge; it's a governance and policy challenge which requires Africa-led domestic financing solutions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YXo...
👉 Eliminating NTDs isn't just a scientific challenge; it's a governance and policy challenge which requires Africa-led domestic financing solutions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YXo...
Webinar: Bridging the gap between research and policy for NTDs amid a changing funding landscape
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
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November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
💻 We recently hosted a webinar on bridging the research-to-policy gap for NTDs together with @aphrc.bsky.social.
👉 Eliminating NTDs isn't just a scientific challenge; it's a governance and policy challenge which requires Africa-led domestic financing solutions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YXo...
👉 Eliminating NTDs isn't just a scientific challenge; it's a governance and policy challenge which requires Africa-led domestic financing solutions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YXo...
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📢 A newly-published @dndi.org policy report explores how to operationalize open science in real-world R&D collaborations—making the case that knowledge should be viewed as a shared resource essential to equity & public health.
📄 Read the report:
📄 Read the report:
Portals - Open Science Report
Portals by Widen
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November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
📢 A newly-published @dndi.org policy report explores how to operationalize open science in real-world R&D collaborations—making the case that knowledge should be viewed as a shared resource essential to equity & public health.
📄 Read the report:
📄 Read the report:
JUST RELEASED: Open science in a closed world 🌍📘Our new policy report shows how open, collaborative science and pro-access IP approaches can accelerate medical innovation & equitable access to health tools for all. #MakeScienceOpen youtube.com/shorts/UmBAr...
Open Science in a Closed World
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
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November 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
JUST RELEASED: Open science in a closed world 🌍📘Our new policy report shows how open, collaborative science and pro-access IP approaches can accelerate medical innovation & equitable access to health tools for all. #MakeScienceOpen youtube.com/shorts/UmBAr...
Congratulations to Prof Shyam Sundar, on receiving the Clara Southmayd Ludlow Medal from @astmh.bsky.social for his exemplary contributions to visceral leishmaniasis research & innovation. We’re proud to have collaborated with him to advance better, safer & accessible treatments for NTDs.
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Congratulations to Prof Shyam Sundar, on receiving the Clara Southmayd Ludlow Medal from @astmh.bsky.social for his exemplary contributions to visceral leishmaniasis research & innovation. We’re proud to have collaborated with him to advance better, safer & accessible treatments for NTDs.
The climate crisis is a health crisis. To tackle climate-sensitive diseases, we must strengthen surveillance systems & develop accessible medicines for neglected populations, says our LatAm director @sergiososaestani.bsky.social from #COP30 in Brazil. [in Spanish]: forbes.com.mx/activistas-i...
Activistas invaden el área restringida de la COP30 durante una protesta
Los participantes sortearon los arcos de seguridad y accedieron al vestíbulo de la gran carpa administrada por la ONU en la que se desarrollan las negociaciones climáticas.
forbes.com.mx
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The climate crisis is a health crisis. To tackle climate-sensitive diseases, we must strengthen surveillance systems & develop accessible medicines for neglected populations, says our LatAm director @sergiososaestani.bsky.social from #COP30 in Brazil. [in Spanish]: forbes.com.mx/activistas-i...
Chagas-related heart failure causes thousands of deaths each year. The PARACHUTE-HF study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, offers new insights into better care.
📰 Learn more in the new Chagas Disease Clinical Research Platform newsletter: bit.ly/3JRwRXH
📰 Learn more in the new Chagas Disease Clinical Research Platform newsletter: bit.ly/3JRwRXH
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Chagas-related heart failure causes thousands of deaths each year. The PARACHUTE-HF study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, offers new insights into better care.
📰 Learn more in the new Chagas Disease Clinical Research Platform newsletter: bit.ly/3JRwRXH
📰 Learn more in the new Chagas Disease Clinical Research Platform newsletter: bit.ly/3JRwRXH
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We are looking for U.S.-based staff journalists and freelancers who want to report on critical global health issues.
The Pulitzer Center's Global Health Reporting Grant provides funds for overseas travel to cover critical health issues.
Apply now!👉 bit.ly/PCgrantApp
The Pulitzer Center's Global Health Reporting Grant provides funds for overseas travel to cover critical health issues.
Apply now!👉 bit.ly/PCgrantApp
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We are looking for U.S.-based staff journalists and freelancers who want to report on critical global health issues.
The Pulitzer Center's Global Health Reporting Grant provides funds for overseas travel to cover critical health issues.
Apply now!👉 bit.ly/PCgrantApp
The Pulitzer Center's Global Health Reporting Grant provides funds for overseas travel to cover critical health issues.
Apply now!👉 bit.ly/PCgrantApp
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“I felt trapped between two painful options: live with medical debt or hope it would heal.”
Jessica Robbins’ journey with #Leishmaniasis shows why we must fight for better care for neglected patients.
Read her story via @dndi.org: https://bit.ly/4p21VTJ #BeatNTDs
Jessica Robbins’ journey with #Leishmaniasis shows why we must fight for better care for neglected patients.
Read her story via @dndi.org: https://bit.ly/4p21VTJ #BeatNTDs
Jessica Robbins: A long and difficult journey with cutaneous leishmaniasis
Founder of the Leishmaniasis Advocacy Network, Jessica shares her journey with cutaneous leishmaniasis, from diagnosis to recovery, and how it shaped her commitment to advocacy.
dndi.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“I felt trapped between two painful options: live with medical debt or hope it would heal.”
Jessica Robbins’ journey with #Leishmaniasis shows why we must fight for better care for neglected patients.
Read her story via @dndi.org: https://bit.ly/4p21VTJ #BeatNTDs
Jessica Robbins’ journey with #Leishmaniasis shows why we must fight for better care for neglected patients.
Read her story via @dndi.org: https://bit.ly/4p21VTJ #BeatNTDs
🌍 Join us at #COP30 for an important discussion on climate change and infectious diseases.
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🌍 Join us at #COP30 for an important discussion on climate change and infectious diseases.
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
🌎 For the first time, health adaptation to climate change is on the #COP30 agenda, and our team is heading to Belém, in Brazil, to follow this historic debate up close.
👉 If you’re attending COP30, check out our agenda and join the conversation. ⤵️
👉 If you’re attending COP30, check out our agenda and join the conversation. ⤵️
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🌎 For the first time, health adaptation to climate change is on the #COP30 agenda, and our team is heading to Belém, in Brazil, to follow this historic debate up close.
👉 If you’re attending COP30, check out our agenda and join the conversation. ⤵️
👉 If you’re attending COP30, check out our agenda and join the conversation. ⤵️
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Come see us at @astmh.bsky.social from November 9 to 13.
Find us at BOOTH #215, where we’ll be joining forces with MSF and @dndi.org
And don’t miss posters and oral presentation which will feature some of our work. #6469 #6169 #6981 #7782
#TropMed25 #ASTMH2025
Find us at BOOTH #215, where we’ll be joining forces with MSF and @dndi.org
And don’t miss posters and oral presentation which will feature some of our work. #6469 #6169 #6981 #7782
#TropMed25 #ASTMH2025
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Come see us at @astmh.bsky.social from November 9 to 13.
Find us at BOOTH #215, where we’ll be joining forces with MSF and @dndi.org
And don’t miss posters and oral presentation which will feature some of our work. #6469 #6169 #6981 #7782
#TropMed25 #ASTMH2025
Find us at BOOTH #215, where we’ll be joining forces with MSF and @dndi.org
And don’t miss posters and oral presentation which will feature some of our work. #6469 #6169 #6981 #7782
#TropMed25 #ASTMH2025
🍁 We’re heading to #ASTMH2025 next week!
Find us at BOOTH 215, where we’re teaming up with @msf.org
You’ll also find our colleagues across symposia, scientific sessions, posters, and our side event on collaborative R&D for neglected patients.
👉 Full programme: dndi.org/wp-content/u...
#TropMed25
Find us at BOOTH 215, where we’re teaming up with @msf.org
You’ll also find our colleagues across symposia, scientific sessions, posters, and our side event on collaborative R&D for neglected patients.
👉 Full programme: dndi.org/wp-content/u...
#TropMed25
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🍁 We’re heading to #ASTMH2025 next week!
Find us at BOOTH 215, where we’re teaming up with @msf.org
You’ll also find our colleagues across symposia, scientific sessions, posters, and our side event on collaborative R&D for neglected patients.
👉 Full programme: dndi.org/wp-content/u...
#TropMed25
Find us at BOOTH 215, where we’re teaming up with @msf.org
You’ll also find our colleagues across symposia, scientific sessions, posters, and our side event on collaborative R&D for neglected patients.
👉 Full programme: dndi.org/wp-content/u...
#TropMed25
As temperatures & humidity rise, dengue is expanding beyond tropical regions. About half of the world’s population is now at risk with India among the 30 most highly endemic countries. Read Nabeela Khan's latest article for @mongabay.com ⤵️
tinyurl.com/6ucaba5k
tinyurl.com/6ucaba5k
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
As temperatures & humidity rise, dengue is expanding beyond tropical regions. About half of the world’s population is now at risk with India among the 30 most highly endemic countries. Read Nabeela Khan's latest article for @mongabay.com ⤵️
tinyurl.com/6ucaba5k
tinyurl.com/6ucaba5k
🎉 We are pleased to share that the @ec.europa.eu will invest €20M to develop urgently needed dengue medicines in partnership with @afd-france.bsky.social and DNDi.
Dengue is a fast-spreading, climate-sensitive disease for which there is still no specific treatment.
🔗 bit.ly/437AJdO
Dengue is a fast-spreading, climate-sensitive disease for which there is still no specific treatment.
🔗 bit.ly/437AJdO
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🎉 We are pleased to share that the @ec.europa.eu will invest €20M to develop urgently needed dengue medicines in partnership with @afd-france.bsky.social and DNDi.
Dengue is a fast-spreading, climate-sensitive disease for which there is still no specific treatment.
🔗 bit.ly/437AJdO
Dengue is a fast-spreading, climate-sensitive disease for which there is still no specific treatment.
🔗 bit.ly/437AJdO
Updated live streaming link: us06web.zoom.us/j/86313952219
Save the date!
#Dengue is a growing global & European threat. This session will unite partners across sectors to explore how collaboration can accelerate the development and delivery of much-needed dengue treatments.
💻 us06web.zoom.us/j/87141241659
#OSHLYON2025 #OneHealth @afd-france.bsky.social
#Dengue is a growing global & European threat. This session will unite partners across sectors to explore how collaboration can accelerate the development and delivery of much-needed dengue treatments.
💻 us06web.zoom.us/j/87141241659
#OSHLYON2025 #OneHealth @afd-france.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Updated live streaming link: us06web.zoom.us/j/86313952219
Join us Nov 6 (3–4:30 PM EAT) for a webinar on bridging the gap between research & policy for #NTDs amid shifting funding.
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Join us Nov 6 (3–4:30 PM EAT) for a webinar on bridging the gap between research & policy for #NTDs amid shifting funding.
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Important recognition at the highest political level for the Dengue Alliance!
🤝 Our global partnership for better dengue treatments was mentioned in the joint statement issued by Brazil's President after his meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister.
www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/ca...
🤝 Our global partnership for better dengue treatments was mentioned in the joint statement issued by Brazil's President after his meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister.
www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/ca...
October 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Important recognition at the highest political level for the Dengue Alliance!
🤝 Our global partnership for better dengue treatments was mentioned in the joint statement issued by Brazil's President after his meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister.
www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/ca...
🤝 Our global partnership for better dengue treatments was mentioned in the joint statement issued by Brazil's President after his meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister.
www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/ca...
The new edition of the #Chagas Disease Clinical Research Platform newsletter is out! Experts from research institutes, pharma, and universities share new insights on the disease challenges and progress in #LatinAmerica.
📰 Read it here: dndial.org/wp-content/u...
📰 Read it here: dndial.org/wp-content/u...
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The new edition of the #Chagas Disease Clinical Research Platform newsletter is out! Experts from research institutes, pharma, and universities share new insights on the disease challenges and progress in #LatinAmerica.
📰 Read it here: dndial.org/wp-content/u...
📰 Read it here: dndial.org/wp-content/u...
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📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 3 Nov!
@anniejoseph.bsky.social & Nav host @andre-siqueira.bsky.social (Brazil) & Steven Lim (Malaysia) to discuss #dengue as a rising global health burden, how to diagnose & manage it, and what's in the therapeutic pipeline 🔍
@dndi.org #denguealliance #IDSky
@anniejoseph.bsky.social & Nav host @andre-siqueira.bsky.social (Brazil) & Steven Lim (Malaysia) to discuss #dengue as a rising global health burden, how to diagnose & manage it, and what's in the therapeutic pipeline 🔍
@dndi.org #denguealliance #IDSky
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 3 Nov!
@anniejoseph.bsky.social & Nav host @andre-siqueira.bsky.social (Brazil) & Steven Lim (Malaysia) to discuss #dengue as a rising global health burden, how to diagnose & manage it, and what's in the therapeutic pipeline 🔍
@dndi.org #denguealliance #IDSky
@anniejoseph.bsky.social & Nav host @andre-siqueira.bsky.social (Brazil) & Steven Lim (Malaysia) to discuss #dengue as a rising global health burden, how to diagnose & manage it, and what's in the therapeutic pipeline 🔍
@dndi.org #denguealliance #IDSky
India bears 42% of the global #NTD burden, yet shows strong progress towards 2030 goals, says @who.int.
In a piece by Sneha Richhariya, Shikha Malik (DNDi) highlights how sustained investment in research & innovation can transform treatments & drive elimination.
tinyurl.com/5n6vjsyr
In a piece by Sneha Richhariya, Shikha Malik (DNDi) highlights how sustained investment in research & innovation can transform treatments & drive elimination.
tinyurl.com/5n6vjsyr
India bears 42% of global burden of neglected tropical diseases: WHO - The Tribune
India bears 42% of global burden of neglected tropical diseases: WHO Records second-largest reduction in cases worldwide.
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
India bears 42% of the global #NTD burden, yet shows strong progress towards 2030 goals, says @who.int.
In a piece by Sneha Richhariya, Shikha Malik (DNDi) highlights how sustained investment in research & innovation can transform treatments & drive elimination.
tinyurl.com/5n6vjsyr
In a piece by Sneha Richhariya, Shikha Malik (DNDi) highlights how sustained investment in research & innovation can transform treatments & drive elimination.
tinyurl.com/5n6vjsyr