Evaluation of the European Foundation Initiative into African Research in Neglected Tropical Diseases by the African Fellows

The Implications of Global Neurosurgery for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The Case of Cameroon.

The unequal distribution of neurosurgical resources and diseases in the world contributes to inequality. Eight in ten neurosurgical cases needing essential neurosurgical care are found in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, LMICs lack the neurosurgical resources to address these needs. Besides, where neurosurgical care is available, it is not financially accessible to the majorit...

International Glossina Genome Initiative 2004–2014: A Driver for Post-Genomic Era Research on the African Continent

1 South African Medical Research Council Bioinformatics Unit, South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, 2 Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya, 3 The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom, 4 Vector Gr...

Clinical Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases: Challenges and Solutions

Research pertaining to the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) poses specific challenges that are linked to the diseases investigated, infrastructure (or lack thereof), culture, social-ecological systems, conflicting health policies, and ethics requirements, among others [1–3]. In 2010, the European research network on better diagnosis for neglected infectious diseases (NIDIAG consortium; see: h...

Prevalence of hepatitis A across various countries in the Middle East, African and Eastern European countries

Drugs for Neglected Diseases <italic>initiative</italic> model of drug development for neglected diseases: current status and future challenges

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative’s mission & business model „ Scope of diseases, unmet needs & activities covered by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is an international and nongovernmental not-for-profit organization committed to the development of novel and/or improved treatments for neglected diseases. The diseases chosen initi...