14 Sep 2025 Roundup of articles and publications on the latest innovations in malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis
Diagnostic testing and treatment
Clinical trial to test potential new cure for river blindness – Link
Data
The utility of infectious disease modelling in informing decisions for outbreak response: A scoping review – Link
Assessing the acceptability of a malaria prevention intervention in infant by healthcare providers: the contribution of structural equation modeling (SEM)– Link
AI and Innovations
Oxford launches major new AI vaccine research programme with the Ellison Institute of Technology – Link
Immunisation
One Year On: Malaria vaccine brings relief and renewed hope to families – Link
Polio campaign reaches more than 1.5 million children in northern Somalia – Link
Elimination progress
Unlocking the blueprint to eliminating neglected tropical diseases: A review of efforts in 50 countries that have eliminated at least 1 NTD – Link
The source-sink dynamics of Plasmodium vivax may undermine malaria elimination efforts in the Amazon: an epidemiological and population genomic study – Link
Shrinking the malaria map in Indonesia: progress of subnational control, elimination, and future strategies – Link
Outbreak
Papua New Guinea confirms its first human polio case – Link
Other
The new deployment of the malaria vaccine in Mali – Link
Vector-Borne Disease Control and Management in Irrigation Areas: A Neglected Critical Phenomenon in Malawi – Link
From the ground up: Raising awareness on NTDs in affected communities – Link
Malawi – Country Cooperation Strategy 2024 – 2028 – Link
EMA and WHO mark ten years of collaboration to advance global access to medicines – Link
Malaria care-seeking behaviours and infection prevalence among short-term Myanmar migrants in Thailand – Link
Health financing and systems in African small and island states: Unique challenges and opportunities in achieving universal health coverage – Link