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The SINDOFO consortium is dedicated to developing a novel FQ-based combination therapy to treat malaria in African children.

Joined May 2022
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Malaria is preventable & curable. Some people are at ⬆️ risk of contracting #malaria & developing severe disease: 🦟infants 🦟children <5 years of age 🦟pregnant people 🦟people with HIV/AIDS 🦟people w/ weak immune systems who move into areas with intense malaria transmission
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Malaria is a preventable & treatable disease that continues to have devastating impacts worldwide. @WHO is urging countries to step up efforts to #EndMalaria for a more equitable world. More on Thursday's #WorldMalariaDay: who.int/campaigns/world-mala…
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Women in Science. We would like to recognize the great job of the scholarship recipients from SINDOFO and PAMAfrica consortium towards malaria elimination agenda and future of African research.
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Congratulations to @EDCTP for 20 years of supporting excellent, equitable research in Africa. The @SINDOFO consortium is proud to have their project included in the EDCTP2 portfolio and look forward to continue work together for successful completion of this project.
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A joint PAMAfrica-SINDOFO symposium under the theme a paradigm shift towards local and gender balanced leadership, promoting equitable partnerships and next generation African leaders will be held during the 11th EDCTP Forum. Virtual attendance is possible. @EDCTP @pamafrica_
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The SINDOFO consortium is happy to annouce four students´ presentations which will take place during the EDCTP forum in Paris.
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A joint #PAMAfrica-SINDOFO capacity building symposium will be held under the scherm of the 11th #EDCTP3 Forum, which is going to take place from 7th to 10th November 2023 at Le Palais des Congrès in Paris, France.
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Join MMV and partners at the 2023 @ASTMH Annual Meeting in Chicago, Oct 18-22 for insights into innovative tools for #malaria elimination at our symposia and events. More details in our brochure: bit.ly/MMV-ASTMH-2023 📚 #TROPMED23
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18 million doses of first-ever #malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025: who.int/news/item/05-07-2023…
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We’re excited to announce that 12 countries in Africa will be allocated a total of 18 million doses of the world’s first #malaria vaccine over the next two years with Gavi support! bit.ly/44bLvOA @WHO @UNICEF @GSK @UNITAID @GlobalFund @MedAccessUK @PATHTweets @USAIDGH
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Children in Africa make up a large majority of those that lose their lives to malaria. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention can protect them—in just 2022, 48 million children were protected. Read @MedsforMalaria & @univthies’ op-ed on 10 yrs of implementation: bit.ly/3roM1KF
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#Malaria in pregnancy can have devastating consequences for mothers and their babies. Watch how the @RBMMIPWG — academia/researchers, industry, governments and CSOs — works to develop & implement practices to prevent & treat malaria in pregnancy: youtu.be/MSEJdNBkxlY
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SINDOFO retweeted
Today on #WorldMalariaDay, EDCTP joins WHO in its focus to #implement for #zeromalaria. Read our full message 👉 rb.gy/irn7q
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Today is #WorldMalariaDay. #Malaria is transmitted through the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes 🦟. Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of malaria. Here are 4 things you need to know about malaria ⬇️

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.@MalariaJournal recently published a joint @MedsforMalaria, @health_malawi, @WellSensePlans & @chancounima article on rectal artesunate. This intervention can be life saving for children with severe #malaria but must be part of a continuum of care. Read: bit.ly/40GxuGP
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SINDOFO retweeted
📢Call for scientific symposia for the Eleventh EDCTP Forum in Paris, 🇫🇷France from 7-10 November 2023 🗓️Deadline for submission: 17 May 2023 🔗More information and application form: tinyurl.com/uwyyz58s
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.@BNITM_de's 15th Malaria Meeting on 23 & 24 March brings together experts to discuss current antimalarial research. Keynote speakers: ○ Tim Wells (CSO, MMV) ○ Quique Bassat (@ISGLOBALorg), ○ @FaithOsier (@IAVI) ○ Volker Heussler (@unibern) Agenda: lnkd.in/eb4mGdme
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Affordable tools to prevent malaria in pregnancy exist, yet pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa remain especially vulnerable to the disease. Ensuring equal access to malaria treatments, tools, and #innovations is essential to #EndMalaria and save lives.
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The #WMR2022 reported decreased #malaria deaths in 2021 over 2020, but the number of cases rose globally. @MedsforMalaria’s infographic shows how we need different complementary interventions to defeat malaria: bit.ly/3tzcl2u
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