Global Cause
Infectious Diseases Q1 2024
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Customised support for major vaccine manufacturers
Within the rapidly moving vaccine landscape and changing face of infectious diseases, vaccine manufacturers are under increasing pressure to make the latest products available as soon as safely possible. As major vaccine manufacturers require increasing levels of customised support in the areas of development, quality control and release testing, they are seeking partnerships with other...
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The power of the perfect storm: gender, malaria and the climate crisis
As humans, we are facing several threats: biological, climate, global instability, weakened health systems. The threat of malaria is compounded by all of these — and the most vulnerable are women, girls and children. In Africa, malaria is not only deadly but exacerbates poverty, strains health systems and deepens gender inequality by disproportionately affecting women...
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The invisible threat: how common foodborne pathogens challenge public health
As common foodborne pathogens become increasingly resistant, the global challenge to food safety intensifies, demanding immediate action to protect public health and economic stability. Foodborne infectious diseases are illnesses caused by consuming contaminated food or beverages. Several common pathogens, such as Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp or E. coli, are responsible for these diseases, each with...
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Success in self-testing as 86% of people living with HIV globally now know their status
Pioneering work over the last eight years to bring HIV self-testing to Africa has been instrumental in shaping global policy and advancing diagnostics for various infections. Eight years ago, only 53% of those living with HIV globally were aware of their status. By 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that had risen to 86%,...
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Improving patients’ medical course and reducing AMR with NGS and digital pathogen detection
Digital pathogen detection and NGS technology can quickly and accurately pinpoint the cause of infection, so patients can quickly receive more targeted and effective therapies. “Microbiological diagnostics in medicine are complex and diverse,” explains Dr med. Klaus Rensing, MBA, VP Medical Affairs at Noscendo, a provider of software-based pathogen identification technology. “Meaning, pathogens that cause...
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Transdisciplinary partnerships for disease elimination and global health
Combating infectious diseases calls for great scientific minds – and great scientific collaboration. Learn about the milestones in disease elimination and the global solidarity shaping our response. The history of humankind is the history of infectious disease. From the plagues of the Old Testament through the Plague of Justinian, the Black Death, the Spanish Flu...
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Why polymerase chain reaction diagnostics are key to fighting AMR
In the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), accurate polymerase chain reaction testing is key to safeguarding antibiotics and improving patient care. When it comes to treating infectious diseases, the target is constantly shifting as bacteria mutate. This might not be an issue if antibiotics were being developed to keep pace, but the fact is: they’re...
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History shows value of partnership to tackle health challenges
An innovative model of partnership has brokered global health breakthroughs for 40 years. Now partners are eyeing the future. In 1980, the world was declared free of smallpox- the only human disease ever to be eradicated, marking a historic milestone and catalysing subsequent global health achievements. Eradicating smallpox was like landing on the moon; it’s...
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Why ‘doing just enough’ to combat malaria is a deadly strategy
We cannot afford to stand still in our fight against malaria, a treatable disease causing preventable deaths. There needs to be a cosmic shift in how it’s tackled. Malaria is an ever-evolving disease. If we continue to do ‘just enough’ to combat it, any progress we make simply ebbs away — and, consequently, many more...
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Mairo’s vital role in defeating severe malaria as a children’s health nurse
Mairo is the matron of an emergency paediatric unit at a hospital in Nigeria. She is part of a team caring for seriously ill children experiencing severe malaria. Caregivers anxiously wait by bedsides, hoping treatments will work and their loved ones make a full recovery. Severe malaria is a medical emergency resulting from delayed treatment...