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Social science in health: A neglected approach to tackling infectious diseases and anti-microbial resistance...
How social sciences are invisible when addressing infectious disease epidemics and Anti Microbial Resistance.
Nanomedicine: A multipronged approach to tackle infectious diseases
Ruplekha Choudhurie, Senior Industry Analyst/Team Lead, walks us through nanomedicine, explaining a multipronged approach to tackle infectious diseases.
The potential of microparticles for active surveillance of infectious diseases
Emmanuel Kifaro from the SACIDS Foundation for One Health, and College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, details the potential application of microparticles for active surveillance of viral infections from non-invasive animal matrices.
SACIDS Foundation for One Health – tackling infectious diseases
As an inter-institutional network dealing with infectious diseases, SACIDS focuses on both individual and institutional development.
Researchers find ‘Hotspot’ for highly infectious diseases
Research published in BMJ Global Health has found a hotspot for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in a regional corner of Africa.
How do temperature variations affect infectious diseases?
Climate change is set to rise temperatures globally through greenhouse gas emissions, amidst this change, rates of infectious diseases are to become increasingly difficult to predict.
EIB provide CureVac with €75m financing to fight infectious diseases
EIB and CureVac have signed a €75m loan agreement to develop a large-scale production of vaccines, including CureVac's vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2.
Health research in Africa: Infectious diseases of humans and animals
Gerald Misinzo and Mark Rweyemamu from SACIDS Foundation for One Health provide a detailed look at one health research by the Africa centres of excellence for infectious diseases of humans and animals.
Assessment and surveillance to mitigate infectious diseases in Africa
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group, gives a call to action when it comes to assessment and surveillance to mitigate the impact of infectious diseases in Africa.
Koichi Watashi – National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
Dr. Koichi Watashi is a Senior Researcher in National Institute of Infectious Diseases and a Visiting Professor in Tokyo University of Science Graduate School of Science and Technology.
UK-aid funding to develop vaccines against infectious diseases
The UK government will give £10 million of funding to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to help develop vaccines.
The detection, identification and monitoring of infectious diseases in Africa
Professors from The SACIDS Foundation for One Health and Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania share their thoughts on infectious diseases in Africa.
The priorities for tackling infectious diseases in Africa
In this interview, public health specialist Dr Wilfred Alexander Chalamira Nkhoma from the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the Africa Region speaks to us about the priorities for tackling infectious diseases in Africa, with a particular focus on Tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis.
The World Health Organization: Tackling infectious diseases in Africa
Open Access Government explores the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in tackling infectious diseases, including tuberculosis (TB)
The detection, identification and monitoring of infectious diseases in Africa
The Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance detail the issues around the detection, identification and monitoring of infectious diseases in Africa today
Effective prevention and control of infectious diseases
David Partridge from the British Infection Association provides a comprehensive overview of effective infection prevention and control in the UK today
Fighting infectious crop diseases with big data analyses
Dr Kim Hammond-Kosack, Research Programme Leader Wheat Pathogenomics at Rothamsted Research, explores how big data analyses and knowledge networks can be used to protect global wheat crops from infectious diseases.
Personalized medicine beyond cancer: Impact on other diseases
With a focus on type 2 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, Dr Priya Hays explores how personalized medicine approaches are impacting the development of therapies for other chronic conditions beyond cancer.
Promoting awareness of neglected tropical diseases
Open Access Government discusses the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases, including barriers to awareness and the need to scale up effective interventions.
Getting leptospirosis onto the lists of neglected tropical diseases
Leptospirosis is a globally important infectious disease, but neglected to the extent that it’s not on WHO’s or FDA’s neglected tropical diseases lists; this needs to change.
