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Thursday, 31 May 2018

Experts to seek consensus on tackling poor quality medicines

A pioneering conference will bring leading professionals from all over the world to Oxford, UK to discuss strategies for tackling poor quality medical products on a global scale.
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Friday, 11 May 2018

Researchers develop an age-based regimen for single low-dose primaquine to block transmission of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended in 2012 to add single low-dose primaquine (SLDPQ) to standard artemisinin based combination treatments (ACTs) to block the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The target dose of 0.25 mg base/kg body weight (15 mg in a 60 kg adult) was consid...
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Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Commonwealth leaders urged to halve malaria cases within five years

The Commonwealth Malaria Summit last week in London (part of CHOGM 2018) welcomed Bill Gates and 12 Heads of State, 2 Deputy Heads of State and many international organisations on Wednesday 18th April. This fantastic event resulted in more than £2.9bn / $4.1bn pledged from Governments, the private s...
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Wednesday, 25 April 2018

WWARN team enjoys MIM 2018

We had a fantastic time at the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria’s 7th Pan-African meeting in Dakar, Senegal, 15-20 April, 2018. Thank you for joining us!
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Tuesday, 10 April 2018

Treatment for malaria and malnutrition could impair normal height growth: Study

Children suffering from malaria and malnutrition might experience diminished height growth when treated for both conditions simultaneously, according to a recently published article.
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Monday, 5 March 2018

Study analyses AMR networks in low- and middle-income countries

A new study published today reveals the challenges of establishing sustainable and effective networks to tackle resistance to antimicrobial medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Friday, 23 February 2018

Oxford University to host 2018 Quality of Medical Products and Public Health short course

The fourth Quality of Medical Products and Public Health course will take place in Oxford this year, from 17-21 September, at Wolfson College. This multidisciplinary course is aimed at professionals who are interested in the quality of medical products. The application deadline is 18 May.
An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified
Wednesday, 29 November 2017

1 in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified

Two new WHO publications highlight the prevalence and impact of substandard and falsified medical products. An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new research from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Tuesday, 7 November 2017

New review highlights need for soil-transmitted helminths data sharing platform

New literature review on soil-transmitted helminths provides compelling evidence for the need to develop a data sharing platform to monitor and improve treatment outcomes for this neglected tropical disease.
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Wednesday, 1 November 2017

We’re at ASTMH 2017 – come and meet the team!

The IDDO team will be attending this year’s American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting held in Baltimore, USA. Visit the Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health booth (number 312) in the exhibition area to meet staff members.
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Thursday, 12 October 2017

Poor quality medicines on the programme at ECTMIH, Belgium

The IDDO and Be-cause health Medicine Quality teams will be addressing the issue of poor quality medicines at the forthcoming European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Thursday, 7 September 2017

International research network nominated for ‘Oscar of higher education’

The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) has been shortlisted for a 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) Award in the ‘International Collaboration of the Year’ category.
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Thursday, 7 September 2017

Pooling patient data could improve VL treatment options

Combining patient data from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) clinical trials would give scientists and clinicians more tools to understand and treat the disease which can be fatal if untreated.
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Monday, 12 June 2017

New terminology aids understanding of poor quality medicines

The World Health Assembly has agreed new terminology that aims to establish a common understanding of key terms used to describe poor quality medical products.
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Thursday, 20 April 2017

A pioneering conference will address the threat of poor quality medicines on a global scale

A pioneering academic conference will bring together, for the first time, people from all over the world dealing with the problem of poor quality medicines and their impact on public health.
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Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Boston University to host 2017 Quality of Medical Products and Public Health short course

The third Quality of Medical Products and Public Health course will take place in Boston, USA this year, from 10-14 July. The course is a pioneering initiative developed by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Oxford.
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Wednesday, 15 February 2017

How poor quality medicines get to your house

A booklet aimed at the general public examines the supply chain and how market globalisation put the quality of medicines at stake.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Fake diazepam behind suspected meningitis outbreak in DRC

An investigation conducted by the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) revealed that over a 1,000 people in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ingested pills of diazepam which actually contained haloperidol.
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Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Prof Nicholas White recognised for contributions to global health in UK's New Year's Honours 2017

Congratulations to Prof Sir Nicholas White, former chair of the WWARN Board, who was recently appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to tropical medicine and global health.
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Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Investment in medicine regulatory authorities key to fighting the 21st Century ‘Third Man’

In an article published today in The BMJ’s online Christmas edition, Prof Paul Newton, Head of the Medicine Quality Group at the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory, visits the history of falsified medicines and highlights what needs to be done to avert a problem that threatens us all.

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