Our recent activities by LSTM people in the field of NTDs

 

 

 

LSTM in the news this week

• ‘Global coalition chips away at neglected tropical diseases‘, Nature News with comments from Professor David Molyneux. Nature 544, doi:10.1038/544281a                        
• The Financial Times has produced a special report on Neglected Tropical Diseases. You can read the full report, with interviews with LSTM’s Professor Molyneux and Dr Alvaro Acosta Serrano, here.                                                                                                  
• Professor Molyneux in The Economist ‘A global attack on long-neglected tropical diseases is succeeding‘ http://econ.st/2pHxcB6

 

 

Joint statement from Professor David Molyneux, NTD lead, LSTM and Professor Alan Fenwick, Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Imperial College regarding the increased DFID funding to fight Neglected Tropical Diseases. Read more 

 

LSTM and neglected Tropical Diseases 2017. An overview of LSTM’s expertise in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

 

Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) The latest brochure is now available.   A new website for the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases at LSTM. Read about their approach to tackling widespread diseases in endemic countries including cases studies and personal stories.   AWOL have relaunched and refreshed their website. Find out more about their research into development of drug candidates for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.