Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative 10d ago

🛖 In remote communities affected by sleeping sickness, reaching patients isn’t easy. As Trevor Mundel, President of Global Health at the Gates Foundation, says: ‘People in remote regions, you only reach them once.’ 💉 Back then, a diagnosis meant weeks away from your home to receive treatment. A treatment so toxic it killed 1 in 20 patients. 💊 Today, acoziborole cures sleeping sickness with a one-day treatment course of three pills and is effective for even the most severe cases. 🤝 The Gates Foundation helped make this possible by investing early in the science behind acoziborole and bridging partnerships with industry, including Sanofi, who stayed the course to bring it forward. 🙏 This is what it takes to deliver innovation where it’s needed most: long-term commitment, collaboration across sectors, and a focus on access from the start. 📽️ Hear more from Trevor on bridging sectors for global health impact. And follow us to meet more people behind this milestone. #1Dose1Cure #GlobalHealth #NeglectedDiseases #beatNTDs #SleepingSicknessThe ---------------- Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is an international non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients. https://dndi.org