Roundup of articles and publications on the latest innovations in malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis

6 June 2024 – 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

• Mvolo County, an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area in Western Equatoria State, South Sudan: An Entomological Study to Prepare for a “Slash and Clear” Community-Based Vector Control Intervention – Link

Drug and vaccine development

• Why it’s so challenging to develop vaccines for parasitic diseases – Link

Immunisation

• Shipment of R21 malaria vaccine to Central African Republic marks latest milestone for child survival – Link

Elimination progress

• Wild poliovirus spreads across Pakistan and Afghanistan – Link
• Michael & Akosua Essien visit Liberia to champion Polio eradication in West Africa – Link
• Polio eradication initiative – Link

Climate and Health

• Climate crisis creates a health crisis, WHO reports – Link
• Climate change and lack of data are hobbling India’s fight against elephantiasis – Link
• Strengthening our response to malaria and neglected tropical diseases in a warming world – Link
• WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the strategic roundtable: climate change and health: 1 June 2024 – Link
• Climate change threatens progress against malaria, countries warn at World Health Assembly – Link

Other

• Sustaining the gains achieved by national neglected tropical disease (NTD) programs: How can we build NTD program country ownership and sustainability? – Link
• Community readiness and acceptance for the implementation of a novel malaria vaccine among at-risk children in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol – Link
• Keeping gender in mind to stop wild polio in southern Africa – Link
• Perspectives of healthcare professionals on training for quantitative G6PD testing during implementation of tafenoquine in Brazil (QualiTRuST Study) – Link
• Remember the children’, minister urges concerted action on malaria – Link
• Guiding principles for prioritizing malaria interventions in resource-constrained country contexts to achieve maximum impact – Link
  
• Investment in R&D for Neglected Diseases Delivers an outstanding societal return on investment – Link
• Joint malaria, lymphatic filariasis, leishmaniasis and dengue programme review 2024, Sri Lanka – Link
• 75 years’ journey of malaria publications in English: what and where? – Link

 

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