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Unite to solve neglected diseases
Oped, Published on 29/04/2025
» The successful collaboration between the health ministries of Malaysia and Thailand, industry partners in Egypt and Malaysia, and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) to bring a new hepatitis C antiviral drug -- ravidasvir -- to market in 2022 was an important milestone. For years, a 12-week course of treatment using sofosbuvir cost between $70,000 (2.34 million baht) and $80,000, putting it out of reach for many in the Global South. But ravidasvir -- a safe and effective alternative when combined with sofosbuvir -- costs far less, averaging less than $500 per course.
Pandemic treaty talks inch towards deal
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» GENEVA - Countries hoping to end more than three years of negotiations on battling future pandemics met for talks on Tuesday, after reaching a preliminary agreement last week.
Global accord reached on tackling future pandemics
AFP, Published on 12/04/2025
» GENEVA - World Health Organization members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP.
Forgotten graves reveal life stories
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 06/11/2022
» On a muggy summer morning, Donna Brodus Forrest stepped into an old, nearly forgotten cemetery hidden in a thicket of trees, in pursuit of a family mystery.
Experts cooperate in fighting NTDs
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 31/10/2022
» Siriraj Hospital experts are calling for increased global collaboration to help end the spread of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
5 laureates receive prizes after delay
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2022
» Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn represented His Majesty the King to confer the 2020 and 2021 Prince Mahidol Award at Chakri Throne Hall in the Grand Palace to five laureates in the fields of medicine and public health.
Sequence African genomes for Africa and the world: scientist
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» PARIS - A $4.5 billion initiative to sequence the genomes of three million Africans would not only benefit a continent long neglected in gene-based healthcare, but advance understanding of genetic disease worldwide, the project leader told AFP Wednesday.
US, French doctors win recognition
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2020
» An American doctor who found that aspirin can prevent blood clots in arteries and a French doctor who tirelessly works to find the cure for neglected diseases around the world are this year's recipients of the prestigious Prince Mahidol Award.
Outbreak plan buried in past archives
News, Published on 11/02/2020
» The ongoing 2019-nCoV outbreak isn't the first time the world has had to grapple with the threat posed by an emerging, communicable disease.
Low-cost Hep C cure showing good results
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/05/2018
» The first phase of clinical tests for an affordable Hepatitis C treatment has yielded a high cure rate, according to the Department of Disease Control.