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Did you know Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative & partners ran the world’s first clinical trial for #mycetoma? Join Dr. Borna Nyaoke-Anoke later today with the Mycetoma Research Center as she shares insights on #NTDs and #mycetoma. 🗓️11 March, 2025 ⏲️14:00 EAT; 11:00 GMT 🔗 bit.ly/4hfOYBf

Dr. Mustafa from Mycetoma Research Center is training radiologists in Dessie, Ethiopia on ultrasound identification of #Mycetoma, strengthening local capacity for an ongoing epidemiological survey in 4 regions. A great example of South-to-South collaboration!

Honored to host Professor Ahmed Hassan Fahal at our Nairobi office. His passion for #Mycetoma patients and commitment to ensuring dignified treatment makes our 10+ years of collaboration in research & development even more impactful. Here’s to continuing the journey! #NTDs

The 2nd World Health Organization (WHO) Global Meeting on Skin #NTDs emphasized the importance of integrating skin NTDs into broader health systems, supporting the goals of the #2030NTDRoadMap #SkinNTDs2025

The Drug Development & Access Working Group for Skin #NTDs held its first in-person meeting on the side of the 2nd World Health Organization (WHO) Skin NTDs Meeting. A key step toward better treatments as challenges in drug development, affordability & access remain. #SkinNTDs2025

I was pleased to co-write this op-ed with Damaris Matoke on the urgent need for more women in African science. The barriers we faced still persist today. With women at just 31% of researchers, we must push for real change. Science needs us all. #IWD2025 bit.ly/41UYnKm

We're now at the #mycetoma part of the session. Dr. Borna Nyaoke-Anoke of Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative is speaking on the neglected tropical disease. Eumycetoms is particularly difficult to treat. #ESCMIDGlobal2025

Great meeting with Dr. Borna Nyaoke-Anoke and Olga Mashedi #ESCMIDGlobal2025 🇰🇪 🇳🇬

Excellent speakers and chairs at the #ESCMIDGlobal2025 Endemic Mycoses and Mycetoma session Dr. Borna Nyaoke-Anoke Beatriz Gomez, Diego Falco, Rita Oladele and Lottie Brown

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative E. Africa team participated in conserving the environment by fighting the plastic menace & sustainable tree planting. 171 trees planted, 400 tree seedlings to be planted during the week & collected >2000 plastic bottles for recycling by a licensed recycler. #EarthDay

🏆 We are so honoured to have been awarded the 5th prestigious Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in the medical services category. #ThankYou to the Prize Committee and 内閣府 for acknowledging the urgent need to address neglected health challenges. 👉bit.ly/3EvVxm5

🎙️ The world’s only Mycetoma Research Center was destroyed in the war in Sudan. On BBC World Service's #HealthCheck podcast, Dr. Borna Nyaoke-Anoke explains what mycetoma is and why it’s so neglected. Professor Ahmed Hassan Fahal reflects on what this loss means for patients. 🎧 Listen here: bbc.com/audio/play/w3c…

The Nairobi Ecosystem Mixer welcomes Ikechukwu Anoke (Iyke) on board our panel! Ikechukwu is an award winning leader in Africa, with years of experience, including 17 years in various leadership positions. sparkafrica.co/mixer #ASFXNairobi #AfricaStartupFestival #Nairobi

Attended the AU NTDs Expert Meeting in Cotonou, Benin (6–8 May), focused on eliminating #NTDs amid climate change and shifting financing. A timely call to adapt, collaborate, and sustain progress for the most vulnerable. #BeatNTDs #ClimateHealth

Held a bilateral meeting with Dr. Dr Monique Wasunna, MBChB, MSc, PhD, DTM&H, Africa Ambassador for the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative), to strengthen partnerships in developing new treatments for neglected diseases, focusing on Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis), clinical trials,

The Mycetoma Research Center in #Sudan (the only of its kind) has been destroyed. We worked with Professor Ahmed Hassan Fahal and his team on the 1st clinical trial showing fosravuconazole could be a better, simpler treatment for #mycetoma. But that momentum is lost and 40 years of vital fungal samples gone.

Wrapped up #ISHAM2025 in stunning Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 Insightful talks on #mycetoma session on Surveillance (Dallas Smith), Diagnostics Wendy van de Sande & I on R&D. Congrats to Prof Rita Oladele on joining the ISHAM Council (2025–2028) Grateful to connect with fellow #MycoWarriors

Looking forward to participate in the INI/Fiocruz International Scientific Seminar with the theme "Medical Mycology" on May 27th, from 2pm (Brazil time) For more information, visit their website ini.fiocruz.br #Fiocruz #INIFIOCRUZ #mycetoma #mycology Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative