15 December 2021 – Below we feature a compilation of headlines, scientific articles, and technical reports on innovations, R&D and elimination progress towards polio, malaria, onchocerciasis, and lymphatic filariasis. We will be publishing these updates bi-weekly and hope they are useful.
Diagnostic Testing and Treatment
- Multimodal biomarker discovery for active Onchocerca volvulus infection – Link
Vector Control
- Scientists eye gene drive technology to combat malaria – Link
- How Israelis help the world fight mosquito-borne diseases – Link
Drug and Vaccine Development
- WHO welcomes historic decision by Gavi to fund the first malaria vaccine – Link
Immunisation
- Over 700 children complete malaria vaccination in Cape Coast – Link
Surveillance
- To sustain malaria-free status: DOH-6 beefs up surveillance – Link
Elimination Progress
- Elimination of transmission of onchocerciasis, or river blindness in Niger – Link
Outbreak
- Costa Rica reports malaria outbreak in the North, 138 confirmed cases in past month – Link
- Yemen’s Polio Outbreak May Spread – Link
Other
- The Global Institute for Disease Elimination awards USD1 million to ground-breaking health projects in endemic countries – Link
- Unconventional T cells promote immunity to malaria – Link | Link to paper
- Improving timeliness in the neglected tropical diseases preventive chemotherapy donation supply chain through information sharing: A retrospective empirical analysis – Link
- More malaria cases and deaths in 2020 linked to COVID-19 disruptions – Link
- World malaria report 2021 – Link
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