Dr Luis Pizarro
@drluispizarro.bsky.social
DNDi Executive Director committed to innovation for neglected populations. Scientific Advisor at PSIA Sciences Po & Member of Santé Mondiale 2030.
Formerly Solthis, Unitaid
Formerly Solthis, Unitaid
@dndi.org held its Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week, recognizing Malaysia’s leadership in global health. As a founding partner, Malaysia shows how strong partnerships deliver impact. We look forward to deepening collaboration to advance access to treatments for communities who need them most.
December 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
@dndi.org held its Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week, recognizing Malaysia’s leadership in global health. As a founding partner, Malaysia shows how strong partnerships deliver impact. We look forward to deepening collaboration to advance access to treatments for communities who need them most.
👋We welcome Sanjay Sarin as Asia Continental Lead Asia & South Asia Director.
A global health leader with 20+ years’ experience, he brings deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, and access, and will help strengthen our work across Asia and expand patient-centred innovation in the region.
A global health leader with 20+ years’ experience, he brings deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, and access, and will help strengthen our work across Asia and expand patient-centred innovation in the region.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
👋We welcome Sanjay Sarin as Asia Continental Lead Asia & South Asia Director.
A global health leader with 20+ years’ experience, he brings deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, and access, and will help strengthen our work across Asia and expand patient-centred innovation in the region.
A global health leader with 20+ years’ experience, he brings deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, and access, and will help strengthen our work across Asia and expand patient-centred innovation in the region.
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A major step toward #HepatitisC elimination in Thailand: Together with GPO & Pharco, we signed an MoU to register ravidasvir—an affordable treatment developed through South-South collaboration. An effort to expand access and save lives of those living with #HepC in Thailand. dndi.org/press-releas...
July 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A major step toward #HepatitisC elimination in Thailand: Together with GPO & Pharco, we signed an MoU to register ravidasvir—an affordable treatment developed through South-South collaboration. An effort to expand access and save lives of those living with #HepC in Thailand. dndi.org/press-releas...
The #PandemicAgreement adopted at #WHA78 includes a commitment from governments to attach concrete #access conditions to public funding for research. With this, governments can ensure that health tools generated thanks to public resources are accessible to everyone. elpais.com/planeta-futu...
El acuerdo sobre pandemias es nuestra oportunidad de priorizar a las personas
El pacto alcanzado en la OMS sienta las bases para una respuesta más equitativa ante futuras emergencias pandémicas
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June 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The #PandemicAgreement adopted at #WHA78 includes a commitment from governments to attach concrete #access conditions to public funding for research. With this, governments can ensure that health tools generated thanks to public resources are accessible to everyone. elpais.com/planeta-futu...
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At today’s #WHA78 side event, African countries united to accelerate the elimination of #NTDs.
An MoU was signed to eliminate #VisceralLeishmaniasis — a major step forward in cross-border collaboration and country-led action.
#GlobalHealth #NTDElimination
An MoU was signed to eliminate #VisceralLeishmaniasis — a major step forward in cross-border collaboration and country-led action.
#GlobalHealth #NTDElimination
May 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
At today’s #WHA78 side event, African countries united to accelerate the elimination of #NTDs.
An MoU was signed to eliminate #VisceralLeishmaniasis — a major step forward in cross-border collaboration and country-led action.
#GlobalHealth #NTDElimination
An MoU was signed to eliminate #VisceralLeishmaniasis — a major step forward in cross-border collaboration and country-led action.
#GlobalHealth #NTDElimination
Productive meeting with Mario Moreira on the sidelines of #WHA78. Fiocruz's commitment to continue playing, as a DNDi founding partner, an active role on DNDi's Board is inspiring. We look forward to working together to strengthening global and regional R&D and production networks and capacities.
May 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Productive meeting with Mario Moreira on the sidelines of #WHA78. Fiocruz's commitment to continue playing, as a DNDi founding partner, an active role on DNDi's Board is inspiring. We look forward to working together to strengthening global and regional R&D and production networks and capacities.
I am honoured and deeply moved by this recognition. Grateful to the Government of Japan and the Prize Committee for helping bring attention to the millions still facing neglected diseases. This Prize belongs to every partner, patient, donor, and colleague working for change. 🙏
🏆 We are incredibly honoured to have been awarded the 5th prestigious Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in the medical services category.
A heartfelt #ThankYou to the Prize Committee and the govt of Japan for acknowledging the urgent need to address neglected health challenges.
👉 bit.ly/4izpL5D
A heartfelt #ThankYou to the Prize Committee and the govt of Japan for acknowledging the urgent need to address neglected health challenges.
👉 bit.ly/4izpL5D
April 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I am honoured and deeply moved by this recognition. Grateful to the Government of Japan and the Prize Committee for helping bring attention to the millions still facing neglected diseases. This Prize belongs to every partner, patient, donor, and colleague working for change. 🙏
Merci à Anne Baecher et à la RTS pour l'invitation à parler aujourd'hui dans l'émission CQFD du lancement d'un essai clinique au Malawi et en Tanzanie sur la méningite cryptococcique, afin d'obtenir un traitement plus simple que les patients puissent prendre eux-mêmes.
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Un nouveau traitement contre la méningite à cryptocoque, en phase d'essai
La lutte contre le VIH est menacée par des coupes budgétaires, notamment aux États-Unis, compromettant ses progrès. Un nouveau médicament, la flucytosine à libération prolongée, est testé pour traiter...
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April 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Merci à Anne Baecher et à la RTS pour l'invitation à parler aujourd'hui dans l'émission CQFD du lancement d'un essai clinique au Malawi et en Tanzanie sur la méningite cryptococcique, afin d'obtenir un traitement plus simple que les patients puissent prendre eux-mêmes.
www.rts.ch/audio-podcas...
www.rts.ch/audio-podcas...
Honoured to have participated in the World Local Production Forum #WLPF2025 focusing on equitable healthcare through local production. Great panel with global experts which highlighted the need for strong, local, end-to-end R&D and South-South collaborations to promote locally relevant treatments.
April 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Honoured to have participated in the World Local Production Forum #WLPF2025 focusing on equitable healthcare through local production. Great panel with global experts which highlighted the need for strong, local, end-to-end R&D and South-South collaborations to promote locally relevant treatments.
Reposted by Dr Luis Pizarro
#CryptococcalMeningitis is the 2nd-leading cause of #HIV-related deaths. We're excited to announce that a new sustained-release formulation of flucytosine, used to treat cryptococcal meningitis, has entered Phase II clinical trials in #Malawi & #Tanzania.
👉 Read more: bit.ly/3G5Yfis
👉 Read more: bit.ly/3G5Yfis
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#CryptococcalMeningitis is the 2nd-leading cause of #HIV-related deaths. We're excited to announce that a new sustained-release formulation of flucytosine, used to treat cryptococcal meningitis, has entered Phase II clinical trials in #Malawi & #Tanzania.
👉 Read more: bit.ly/3G5Yfis
👉 Read more: bit.ly/3G5Yfis
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We're looking for a new #PatientRepresentative to join our Board and help align our programmes and commitments with the needs of the communities we serve.
🗓️ Apply by 4 May 2025
🔗 Details: bit.ly/dndi-patient...
#PatientCentricity #PatientAdvocacy #GlobalHealth #JoinUs
@drluispizarro.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 4 May 2025
🔗 Details: bit.ly/dndi-patient...
#PatientCentricity #PatientAdvocacy #GlobalHealth #JoinUs
@drluispizarro.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
We're looking for a new #PatientRepresentative to join our Board and help align our programmes and commitments with the needs of the communities we serve.
🗓️ Apply by 4 May 2025
🔗 Details: bit.ly/dndi-patient...
#PatientCentricity #PatientAdvocacy #GlobalHealth #JoinUs
@drluispizarro.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 4 May 2025
🔗 Details: bit.ly/dndi-patient...
#PatientCentricity #PatientAdvocacy #GlobalHealth #JoinUs
@drluispizarro.bsky.social
Excellent papier du Monde sur l'élimination de la maladie du sommeil par la Guinée. Un succès historique qui montre ce dont sont capables les acteurs de la communauté internationale quand ils travaillent ensemble.
Merci à @droucaute.bsky.social pour ce coup de projecteur sur les patients négligés.
Merci à @droucaute.bsky.social pour ce coup de projecteur sur les patients négligés.
April 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Excellent papier du Monde sur l'élimination de la maladie du sommeil par la Guinée. Un succès historique qui montre ce dont sont capables les acteurs de la communauté internationale quand ils travaillent ensemble.
Merci à @droucaute.bsky.social pour ce coup de projecteur sur les patients négligés.
Merci à @droucaute.bsky.social pour ce coup de projecteur sur les patients négligés.
Last week, we gathered to pay tribute to the late Yves Champey, who played a pivotal role in founding @dndi.org two decades ago. He initiated our first partnerships, pioneered our alternative patient needs-driven R&D model, and helped shape DNDi into the organization it is today.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Last week, we gathered to pay tribute to the late Yves Champey, who played a pivotal role in founding @dndi.org two decades ago. He initiated our first partnerships, pioneered our alternative patient needs-driven R&D model, and helped shape DNDi into the organization it is today.
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📢Important announcement! Today, the @asapdiscovery.bsky.social consortium disclosed the structure of our preclinical candidate, ASAP-0017445, a promising broad-spectrum antiviral with potent activity against SARS-CoV2 and other viruses belonging to the same family. (1/10)
March 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📢Important announcement! Today, the @asapdiscovery.bsky.social consortium disclosed the structure of our preclinical candidate, ASAP-0017445, a promising broad-spectrum antiviral with potent activity against SARS-CoV2 and other viruses belonging to the same family. (1/10)
Importante conversacion con @mila_aguilar @cooperativacien sobre la situacion de la salud mundial. Hoy mas que nunca tenemos que defender los principios de solidaridad internacional, proteger la palabra cientifica y trabajar colectivamente en pos del bien comun. rb.gy/86lrmm
Reducción de participación de EEUU en la salud mundial
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February 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Importante conversacion con @mila_aguilar @cooperativacien sobre la situacion de la salud mundial. Hoy mas que nunca tenemos que defender los principios de solidaridad internacional, proteger la palabra cientifica y trabajar colectivamente en pos del bien comun. rb.gy/86lrmm
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@isntd.org @altusaid.bsky.social @who.int @dndi.org @petersinger.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @canadahealthwatch.bsky.social @ubco-principal.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social
@isntd.org @altusaid.bsky.social @who.int @dndi.org @petersinger.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @canadahealthwatch.bsky.social @ubco-principal.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social
The new reality of R&D funding for neglected tropical diseases
A decline in R&D investment in neglected tropical diseases threatens progress toward critical targets. For over 20 years, one nonprofit has led research on lesser-known diseases and is now seeking new...
www.devex.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"The fundamental values that underpin all of DNDi’s actions – of solidarity, collaboration and partnership, scientific integrity, and equity – are under attack."
DNDi statement on recent US government executive actions and the escalating retreat from global health and medical research ⤵️
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bit.ly/4hAAoFy
DNDi statement on recent US government executive actions and the escalating retreat from global health and medical research
As an international non-profit organization that discovers, develops, and delivers treatments for neglected communities, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) expresses its alarm at drast...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"The fundamental values that underpin all of DNDi’s actions – of solidarity, collaboration and partnership, scientific integrity, and equity – are under attack."
Thrilled and honoured to announce the signing of a MoU between DNDi and the African Union! Together, we aim to advance the discovery and development of new treatments for NTDs in Africa through collaborative R&D efforts. #EndTheNeglect #beatNTDs #GlobalHealth
We are joining forces with the African Union Commission’s Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development to advance R&D, policy, and access to life-saving treatments for #NTDs. With Africa carrying the highest burden, this partnership could be a game-changer for millions in need.
February 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thrilled and honoured to announce the signing of a MoU between DNDi and the African Union! Together, we aim to advance the discovery and development of new treatments for NTDs in Africa through collaborative R&D efforts. #EndTheNeglect #beatNTDs #GlobalHealth
Proud to witness this historic moment at the official ceremony organized by the Guinea Ministry of Health, marking the elimination of sleeping sickness in the country on World NTD Day. Bravo to the communities and all partners involved! #SleepingSickness #WorldNTDDay #beatNTDs
January 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Proud to witness this historic moment at the official ceremony organized by the Guinea Ministry of Health, marking the elimination of sleeping sickness in the country on World NTD Day. Bravo to the communities and all partners involved! #SleepingSickness #WorldNTDDay #beatNTDs
Reposted by Dr Luis Pizarro
Today is #WorldNTDDay! Science and innovation are our strongest tools to #EndTheNeglect and build a future without neglected tropical diseases.
By investing in research and developing safer, simpler, and more effective treatments, we can bring hope to millions affected. #BeatNTDs
By investing in research and developing safer, simpler, and more effective treatments, we can bring hope to millions affected. #BeatNTDs
January 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today is #WorldNTDDay! Science and innovation are our strongest tools to #EndTheNeglect and build a future without neglected tropical diseases.
By investing in research and developing safer, simpler, and more effective treatments, we can bring hope to millions affected. #BeatNTDs
By investing in research and developing safer, simpler, and more effective treatments, we can bring hope to millions affected. #BeatNTDs
Congratulations Guinea for eliminating #SleepingSickness as a public health problem! This is a major step forward in our collective efforts to eliminate this terrible and neglected disease. 👏 Watch DNDi’s short film on the collaborative efforts that led to the elimination ⤵️ #WorldNTDDay
🎉 This #WorldNTDDay we celebrate Guinea for successfully eliminating sleeping sickness! 👏
📽️ Watch our movie, created in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, @ird-fr.bsky.social and Institut Pasteur de Guinée produced by Moronga Films. bit.ly/guineafilm-en
#EndTheNeglect #BeatNTDs
📽️ Watch our movie, created in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, @ird-fr.bsky.social and Institut Pasteur de Guinée produced by Moronga Films. bit.ly/guineafilm-en
#EndTheNeglect #BeatNTDs
Bölët Mouna | Ending Sleeping Sickness in Guinea
Bölët Mouna means ‘sleeping sickness no more’ in Guinea’s national language Susu and tells the story of how research, innovation, and science are ending the the nightmare of sleeping sickness in Guinea. In January 2025 Guinea announced that it had eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem. This is the first disease that the country can claim to have eliminated and a major milestone in the Africa-wide campaign to eliminate sleeping sickness. The National Sleeping Sickness Programme in Guinea and its international partners – among them the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), and the Institute Pasteur – have used all the tools at their disposal to achieve this milestone: small ‘tiny traps’ that dot the mangrove coasts of Guinea, rapid diagnostic tests, and revolutionary new medicines that are changing how doctors treat their patients. Read more about this achievement: https://stories.dndi.org/boletmouna/ Regarder en français: https://youtu.be/0S-ZSNcQEvY The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is an international non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients. https://dndi.org
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January 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Congratulations Guinea for eliminating #SleepingSickness as a public health problem! This is a major step forward in our collective efforts to eliminate this terrible and neglected disease. 👏 Watch DNDi’s short film on the collaborative efforts that led to the elimination ⤵️ #WorldNTDDay
Reposted by Dr Luis Pizarro
At the #WHOAcademy launch, we hosted a panel with
@unitaid.bsky.social on the urgent link between #ClimateChange & #health.
Key focus:
✅ Climate-resilient health systems
✅ Eco-friendly “climate-smart” health products
✅ Tackling diseases like #dengue
✅ Reducing health’s carbon footprint
@unitaid.bsky.social on the urgent link between #ClimateChange & #health.
Key focus:
✅ Climate-resilient health systems
✅ Eco-friendly “climate-smart” health products
✅ Tackling diseases like #dengue
✅ Reducing health’s carbon footprint
December 19, 2024 at 3:37 PM
At the #WHOAcademy launch, we hosted a panel with
@unitaid.bsky.social on the urgent link between #ClimateChange & #health.
Key focus:
✅ Climate-resilient health systems
✅ Eco-friendly “climate-smart” health products
✅ Tackling diseases like #dengue
✅ Reducing health’s carbon footprint
@unitaid.bsky.social on the urgent link between #ClimateChange & #health.
Key focus:
✅ Climate-resilient health systems
✅ Eco-friendly “climate-smart” health products
✅ Tackling diseases like #dengue
✅ Reducing health’s carbon footprint
As we close out 2024, I’m proud to share some highlights from @dndi.org's work this year, including progress for neglected populations facing #SleepingSickness, visceral #leishmaniasis, and #dengue. Thank you to our partners, colleagues, and friends for your invaluable contributions!
Wishing you and your loved ones a festive holiday season and a happy and healthy 2025! At DNDi, we deeply appreciate our colleagues, supporters, partners, and friends who share our mission of putting equity at the heart of #MedicalInnovation.
👉 2024 Year in Review: bit.ly/3ZHriiv
👉 2024 Year in Review: bit.ly/3ZHriiv
December 18, 2024 at 3:20 PM
As we close out 2024, I’m proud to share some highlights from @dndi.org's work this year, including progress for neglected populations facing #SleepingSickness, visceral #leishmaniasis, and #dengue. Thank you to our partners, colleagues, and friends for your invaluable contributions!
Reposted by Dr Luis Pizarro
In Ep 2 of our #DrugDiscoveryExplained series, our Senior Discovery Project Manager Fanny explains what high-throughput screening is, and how we can screen hundreds of thousands of #molecules in just a few days.
🎬View the video here: www.instagram.com/p/DDjOpsWoT0c/
🔗Webpage: bit.ly/4iCi67E
🎬View the video here: www.instagram.com/p/DDjOpsWoT0c/
🔗Webpage: bit.ly/4iCi67E
December 16, 2024 at 1:57 PM
In Ep 2 of our #DrugDiscoveryExplained series, our Senior Discovery Project Manager Fanny explains what high-throughput screening is, and how we can screen hundreds of thousands of #molecules in just a few days.
🎬View the video here: www.instagram.com/p/DDjOpsWoT0c/
🔗Webpage: bit.ly/4iCi67E
🎬View the video here: www.instagram.com/p/DDjOpsWoT0c/
🔗Webpage: bit.ly/4iCi67E
Reposted by Dr Luis Pizarro
Join us for a panel discussion as part of the #WHOAcademy 's inauguration in Lyon.
📅 17 Dec
⏰ 09:30 – 11:00 (CET)
📍 Online & at IARC
🌐 FR & ENG
Online link: shorturl.at/BqNxO
#ClimateChange #ClimateHealth #GlobalHealth #SantéMondiale @who.int @unitaid.bsky.social
📅 17 Dec
⏰ 09:30 – 11:00 (CET)
📍 Online & at IARC
🌐 FR & ENG
Online link: shorturl.at/BqNxO
#ClimateChange #ClimateHealth #GlobalHealth #SantéMondiale @who.int @unitaid.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Join us for a panel discussion as part of the #WHOAcademy 's inauguration in Lyon.
📅 17 Dec
⏰ 09:30 – 11:00 (CET)
📍 Online & at IARC
🌐 FR & ENG
Online link: shorturl.at/BqNxO
#ClimateChange #ClimateHealth #GlobalHealth #SantéMondiale @who.int @unitaid.bsky.social
📅 17 Dec
⏰ 09:30 – 11:00 (CET)
📍 Online & at IARC
🌐 FR & ENG
Online link: shorturl.at/BqNxO
#ClimateChange #ClimateHealth #GlobalHealth #SantéMondiale @who.int @unitaid.bsky.social