A nonprofit called Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) is sending free kits of potential malaria cures for researchers. It's called The Malaria Box, and it is the result of a high-throughput screen done by MMV and cooperating pharmaceutical companies. All you have to do is send your request, along with a summary of your research and how you plan to share the data. The box contain samples of 400 … [Read more...]
SMS for Life Uses Mobile Phones to Increase Access to Essential Antimalaria Medications
SMS for Life harnesses everyday technology to improve access to essential malaria medicines in rural areas of developing countries. It uses a combination of mobile phones, SMS messages and electronic mapping technology to track weekly stock levels at public health facilities in order to:Eliminate stock-outs Increase access to essential medicines Reduce the number of deaths from … [Read more...]
New Drug Synriam Approved to Treat Malaria in India
A new drug to treat malaria, Synriam, was launched in India by Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited. The drug will provide additional options for malaria treatment as traditional drugs become increasingly ineffective against the deadly malarial parasite because of acquired resistance to available medications.Taken as a tablet once a day for three days, Synriam may be more effective, cheaper, and have … [Read more...]
Higher Research Funding Leads to 4x Rise in New Anti-Malaria Product Pipeline
A new analysis of progress in the global fight against malaria finds a four-fold increase in annual funding for malaria research and development (R&D) in just 16 years—increasing from US$121 million in 1993 to US$612 million in 2009, with a particularly rapid increase since 2004. The funding has generated the strongest pipeline of malaria control and prevention products in history.The … [Read more...]
“SMS for Life” Malaria Initiative for Tanzania Announced
In commemoration of World Malaria Day 2011 (25 April), organizations in an innovative public-private initiative announce the nationwide roll-out of a unique malaria treatment access initiative, "SMS for Life," across the United Republic of Tanzania. The roll-out follows a successful pilot project where mobile and electronic mapping technology was used to track the stock levels of anti-malarial … [Read more...]
Anacor Pharmaceuticals Enters Development Agreement with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)
Anacor Pharmaceuticals has entered into a development agreement with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) to develop Anacor’s compound AN3661 for the treatment of malaria.Under the agreement, Anacor and MMV will work together on the development of AN3661 through human proof-of-concept studies. AN3661 was developed as part of a research agreement signed by the two parties in April 2010 to … [Read more...]