Last week, Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium members, including country reps from Kenya, Uganda, and Cote d'Ivoire, were in Tokyo for a strategy meeting on the challenges & opportunities for the access and delivery of our new pediatric treatment option for #schistosomiasis . GHIT Fund (グローバルヘルス技術振興基金) Merck EDCTP

📢We have exciting news: our new pediatric treatment option for preschool-aged children with #schistosomiasis is now World Health Organization (WHO)-prequalified!

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#BeatNTDs #OneStepCloser EDCTP GHIT Fund (グローバルヘルス技術振興基金)

Thank you Uniting Efforts for Innovation, Access and Delivery – a joint initiative of the UN Development-led Access and Delivery Partnership, the GHIT Fund (グローバルヘルス技術振興基金) and the Government of Japan for organizing this important and fruitful meeting. Meeting report now available 👇
#Schistosomiasi #PublicPrivatePartners

Today is #WorldNTDDay . Since 2014, EDCTP has invested €80M to help #BeatNTDs .

Several of our #research funding have achieved important milestones that can help control and eliminate these diseases.

Read our full message 👉tinyurl.com/mr2tf7f8

Today is #WorldNTDDay . As an international #PublicPrivatePartnership fighting to eliminate #Schistosomiasis , one of 21 NTDs classified by the WHO, we are proud to show our support 👉 pediatricpraziquantelconsortium.org/newsroom/world…

#UniteActEliminate #BeatNTDs #GlobalHealth EDCTP GHIT Fund (グローバルヘルス技術振興基金)

📢EU Medicines Agency has adopted a positive opinion of our new pediatric treatment option for preschool-aged children with #schistosomiasis . This is the result of more than a decade of intense collaboration. We couldn't be more proud! pediatricpraziquantelconsortium.org/newsroom/europ…
EDCTP GHIT Fund (グローバルヘルス技術振興基金)

🗓️Register now for this hybrid session on sustainable access for #NTD health technologies during #CPHIA2023 on Monday 27 November. Our Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium will be represented by Beatrice Greco Merck.

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Our Consortium member, Peter Steinmann, representing Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium at this year's #ECTMIH2023 .
EDCTP GHIT Fund (グローバルヘルス技術振興基金) World Health Organization (WHO) Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative #Schistosomiasis #BeatNTDs

During a workshop on #NTDs at this year's #WHS2023 , EDCTP Executive Director Dr Michael Makanga gave a presentation in which he provided ONE example of successful product development: our Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium!

📷 by Dr Jutta Reinhard-Rupp, Chair of the Consortium Board from Merck

In case you missed it, take a look at the latest edition of our #Newsletter , released last week 👉 mailchi.mp/a3c3d7b33291/p…

Our ADOPT program is developing an implementation approach tailored to local conditions in endemic countries for introducing our potential new pediatric treatment for #schistosomiasis , once approved. Find out more about where we currently stand 👉 bit.ly/3DFPDec

#DAC2023 reminds of hundreds of millions #AfricanChild ren who remain vulnerable to #Schistosomiasis . Despite efforts by World Health Organization (WHO) & #NTDPartners providing enhanced access to #praziquantel , #EducationForEmpowerment is needed to keep the #AfricanChild away from infection & to #BeatNTDs

Read up on EDCTP's progress and achievements in:

EDCTP annual report 2022 - Connecting numbers to impact

📥Download the PDF tinyurl.com/2yx6fh9c
🖥️ Read the digital report tinyurl.com/293szpke

We are proud to join 20+ organizations and individuals to call for the acceleration of R&D, access, and delivery for neglected tropical diseases, and adopt the #NagasakiOutcomesStatement

Read more about the Outcomes Statement here. ghitfund.org/newsroom/press…