31 January 2023 – 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.
Vector Control
- A new WHO bottle bioassay method to assess the susceptibility of mosquito vectors to public health insecticides: results from a WHO-coordinated multi-centre study – Link
- Multi-country evaluation of the durability of pyrethroid plus piperonyl-butoxide insecticide-treated nets: study protocol – Link
Diagnostic testing and treatment
- Monoclonal antibody could prevent malaria, study shows – Link
Drug and vaccine development
- Novel class of sulfonamides to block malaria transmission – Link | Link to Paper
- GW researchers develop two vaccines for malaria using mRNA technology – Link
Immunisation
- Over 44.2 million children receive anti-polio drops – Link
- Asia Album: Afghanistan launches polio vaccination drive – Link
- MOH to conduct door-to-door polio immunization in Ebola affected districts – Link
- Pakistan Launches First Anti-Polio Campaign of 2023 – Link
Surveillance
- Unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and control of vectors of malaria and other vector-borne diseases – Link
- Epidemiological update: Long-term detection of genetically related polioviruses – Link
Elimination progress
- Lymphatic filariasis: Infection prevalence less than 2pc in 125 sub-districts in 2022, says Dr Noor Hisham – Link
- How far are we from polio-free Pakistan? – Link
- Eliminating neglected diseases in Africa: There are good reasons for hope – Link
- Working together towards malaria elimination – Link
- LF is not neglected disease but priority disease for elimination: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya – Link
- 2023 – Focus on consequential geographies – Link
Climate and Health
- A Deadly, overlooked consequence of climate change:disease – Link
- Climate change is adding to a growing infectious disease burden – we need coordinated action now – Link
- Opinion: Local activism is key to linking climate and health in East Africa – Link
- Davos 2023: Climate change leads to more malaria, tuberculosis up in a recession – Link
Other
- LSTM’s 125 years of Innovation and Impact on Neglected Tropical Diseases – Link
- Neglected tropical diseases threaten global health – Link
- Breaking the prevalence of poverty-related diseases in Cameroon – Link
- WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases – Link
- Visiting homes to curb polio in Aceh – Link
- Bringing neglected tropical diseases out of the silo – Link
- More countries eliminate neglected tropical diseases but investments key to sustain progress – Link | Link to Paper
- World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Act now. Act together. Invest in Neglected Tropical Diseases – Link
- The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – Link
- Stakeholders stress need for improved commitment to treatment of neglected tropical diseases – Link
- 100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: what the country is doing about it – Link
- CBM Distributes 600 Millionth Drug Dose to Protect Against Neglected Tropical Diseases – Link
- Endemicity of Lymphatic Filariasis: an experience from field monitoring – Link
- Temporal variability of Loa loa microfilaraemia – Link
- Brazil Declares Public Health Emergency for Yanomami People – Link
- Community engagement in health services research on elimination of lymphatic filariasis: A systematic review – Link
- Gates Foundation invests in company using AI to diagnose tropical disease – Link
- Polio in Afghanistan: Everything You Need to Know – Link
- Experts: Zambia will end malaria if all partners pitch in – Link
- Op-ed: Making the case for oil CEO Sultan Al Jaber to lead the UN climate conference this year – Link
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