Prof. Sam Kariuki, BVM, MSc, PhD, DSc (Hons, LSTM)
@eadirectordndi.bsky.social
DNDi Eastern Africa Director. Passionate about research in tropical medicine, especially infectious diseases, neglected diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
Are you at #CPHIA2025? Join us!
Innovation is the driving force behind eliminating neglected tropical diseases #NTDs, from faster diagnostics to safer treatments & smarter surveillance tools. @dndi.org
🗓️24 Oct, 2025
⏲️16:00 -17:30 SAST
📍Meeting Room 12CD, Durban ICC
Innovation is the driving force behind eliminating neglected tropical diseases #NTDs, from faster diagnostics to safer treatments & smarter surveillance tools. @dndi.org
🗓️24 Oct, 2025
⏲️16:00 -17:30 SAST
📍Meeting Room 12CD, Durban ICC
October 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Are you at #CPHIA2025? Join us!
Innovation is the driving force behind eliminating neglected tropical diseases #NTDs, from faster diagnostics to safer treatments & smarter surveillance tools. @dndi.org
🗓️24 Oct, 2025
⏲️16:00 -17:30 SAST
📍Meeting Room 12CD, Durban ICC
Innovation is the driving force behind eliminating neglected tropical diseases #NTDs, from faster diagnostics to safer treatments & smarter surveillance tools. @dndi.org
🗓️24 Oct, 2025
⏲️16:00 -17:30 SAST
📍Meeting Room 12CD, Durban ICC
The annual programme review meeting for visceral ##leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa has started in Kampala, Uganda with @dndi.org and The END Fund.
Looking forward to fruitful deliberations on addressing challenges and closing the gaps through partnerships to achieve elimination. #ZeroLeish
Looking forward to fruitful deliberations on addressing challenges and closing the gaps through partnerships to achieve elimination. #ZeroLeish
September 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The annual programme review meeting for visceral ##leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa has started in Kampala, Uganda with @dndi.org and The END Fund.
Looking forward to fruitful deliberations on addressing challenges and closing the gaps through partnerships to achieve elimination. #ZeroLeish
Looking forward to fruitful deliberations on addressing challenges and closing the gaps through partnerships to achieve elimination. #ZeroLeish
We’re excited for @dndi.org to be receiving the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in Japan at #TICAD9 in the medical services category for our work in transforming lives and driving innovation where it’s needed most. #GlobalHealth #EndTheNeglect
August 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We’re excited for @dndi.org to be receiving the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in Japan at #TICAD9 in the medical services category for our work in transforming lives and driving innovation where it’s needed most. #GlobalHealth #EndTheNeglect
Reposted by Prof. Sam Kariuki, BVM, MSc, PhD, DSc (Hons, LSTM)
🦟3 mosquito species transmit some of the most devastating diseases: aedes, anopheles, culex.
Together with partners like @mmv.org, we're working to develop safe, affordable & effective treatments against mosquito-borne diseases.
#WorldMosquitoDay
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Together with partners like @mmv.org, we're working to develop safe, affordable & effective treatments against mosquito-borne diseases.
#WorldMosquitoDay
www.youtube.com/shorts/NOLiF...
3 Dangerous Mosquitoes
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
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August 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🦟3 mosquito species transmit some of the most devastating diseases: aedes, anopheles, culex.
Together with partners like @mmv.org, we're working to develop safe, affordable & effective treatments against mosquito-borne diseases.
#WorldMosquitoDay
www.youtube.com/shorts/NOLiF...
Together with partners like @mmv.org, we're working to develop safe, affordable & effective treatments against mosquito-borne diseases.
#WorldMosquitoDay
www.youtube.com/shorts/NOLiF...
Reposted by Prof. Sam Kariuki, BVM, MSc, PhD, DSc (Hons, LSTM)
🎉Congratulations to Kenya for eliminating rhodesiense #SleepingSickness as a public health problem.
👏A huge win for public health & innovation. We are happy that our work has supported safer, simpler treatments for this disease in Africa. bit.ly/4oiAMw6 #SleepingSicknessFreeKenya
👏A huge win for public health & innovation. We are happy that our work has supported safer, simpler treatments for this disease in Africa. bit.ly/4oiAMw6 #SleepingSicknessFreeKenya
August 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🎉Congratulations to Kenya for eliminating rhodesiense #SleepingSickness as a public health problem.
👏A huge win for public health & innovation. We are happy that our work has supported safer, simpler treatments for this disease in Africa. bit.ly/4oiAMw6 #SleepingSicknessFreeKenya
👏A huge win for public health & innovation. We are happy that our work has supported safer, simpler treatments for this disease in Africa. bit.ly/4oiAMw6 #SleepingSicknessFreeKenya
We are proud of Kenya's achievement in eliminating #sleepingsickness as a public health problem, becoming the 10th Nation to eliminate the disease globally.
Elimination is not eradication. We look forward to full integration of HAT interventions in healthcare systems. #beatNTDs bit.ly/45NE6XV
Elimination is not eradication. We look forward to full integration of HAT interventions in healthcare systems. #beatNTDs bit.ly/45NE6XV
August 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We are proud of Kenya's achievement in eliminating #sleepingsickness as a public health problem, becoming the 10th Nation to eliminate the disease globally.
Elimination is not eradication. We look forward to full integration of HAT interventions in healthcare systems. #beatNTDs bit.ly/45NE6XV
Elimination is not eradication. We look forward to full integration of HAT interventions in healthcare systems. #beatNTDs bit.ly/45NE6XV
Patients like Jennifer silently suffer from #mycetoma, a disease whose global burden is unknown.
@dndi.org and partners are working to reduce disease knowledge gaps & bolster international partnerships to establish transnational clinical studies bit.ly/45jOfet #beatNTDs
@dndi.org and partners are working to reduce disease knowledge gaps & bolster international partnerships to establish transnational clinical studies bit.ly/45jOfet #beatNTDs
August 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Patients like Jennifer silently suffer from #mycetoma, a disease whose global burden is unknown.
@dndi.org and partners are working to reduce disease knowledge gaps & bolster international partnerships to establish transnational clinical studies bit.ly/45jOfet #beatNTDs
@dndi.org and partners are working to reduce disease knowledge gaps & bolster international partnerships to establish transnational clinical studies bit.ly/45jOfet #beatNTDs
Celebrating my colleague Dr Monique Wasunna, one of six inspiring African women spotlighted by @ghtcoalition.org.
Her leadership in driving transformative trials in #leishmaniasis & #sleepingsickness have contributed to accelerated access to affordable, life-saving treatments. bit.ly/4lIi2Ez
Her leadership in driving transformative trials in #leishmaniasis & #sleepingsickness have contributed to accelerated access to affordable, life-saving treatments. bit.ly/4lIi2Ez
Celebrating six African women at the forefront of global health R&D
To celebrate the achievements of African women, we’re spotlighting six African women researchers who have made significant contributions to global health research and supported the next generation of ...
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July 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Celebrating my colleague Dr Monique Wasunna, one of six inspiring African women spotlighted by @ghtcoalition.org.
Her leadership in driving transformative trials in #leishmaniasis & #sleepingsickness have contributed to accelerated access to affordable, life-saving treatments. bit.ly/4lIi2Ez
Her leadership in driving transformative trials in #leishmaniasis & #sleepingsickness have contributed to accelerated access to affordable, life-saving treatments. bit.ly/4lIi2Ez
Antimicrobial resistance is on track to cause 70% more deaths by 2050.The solution? Not just new antibiotics, but fair access to them.
GARDP is reimagining antibiotic R&D by centering people’s health, not just profits. #ThisIsBig #GlobalHealth bit.ly/4lVCguH
GARDP is reimagining antibiotic R&D by centering people’s health, not just profits. #ThisIsBig #GlobalHealth bit.ly/4lVCguH
Antimicrobial Resistance: a global crisis we can't ignore
Microbes may be small—but when they become resistant to antibiotics, they cause BIG problems. For over 100 years, antibiotics have protected us: curing infections, enabling life-saving surgeries, and shielding the most vulnerable. But that protection is under threat. Drug-resistant infections are now one of the world’s biggest killers—linked to nearly 5 million deaths each year. Without urgent action, the crisis will escalate, putting lives everywhere at risk. Our campaign video highlights the urgent need to act—before it’s too late. Learn more: https://gardp.org/this-is-big/ 🛑 Drug resistance is not a future threat. It’s happening now. #StopSuperbugs #AMR #AntibioticResistance #GARDP #Superbugs #DrugResistance #PublicHealth
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July 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Antimicrobial resistance is on track to cause 70% more deaths by 2050.The solution? Not just new antibiotics, but fair access to them.
GARDP is reimagining antibiotic R&D by centering people’s health, not just profits. #ThisIsBig #GlobalHealth bit.ly/4lVCguH
GARDP is reimagining antibiotic R&D by centering people’s health, not just profits. #ThisIsBig #GlobalHealth bit.ly/4lVCguH
Five patients have been successfully treated for #sleepingsickness using a new all-oral drug, Fexinidazole Winthrop after successful clinical trials by @dndi.org
This marks a milestone in the fight against human African trypanosomiasis #NTD spread by tsetse flies. More ➡️ bit.ly/4f7xZln #beatNTDs
This marks a milestone in the fight against human African trypanosomiasis #NTD spread by tsetse flies. More ➡️ bit.ly/4f7xZln #beatNTDs
July 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Five patients have been successfully treated for #sleepingsickness using a new all-oral drug, Fexinidazole Winthrop after successful clinical trials by @dndi.org
This marks a milestone in the fight against human African trypanosomiasis #NTD spread by tsetse flies. More ➡️ bit.ly/4f7xZln #beatNTDs
This marks a milestone in the fight against human African trypanosomiasis #NTD spread by tsetse flies. More ➡️ bit.ly/4f7xZln #beatNTDs
About 50% of people with #leishmaniasis are children. Our goal at @dndi.org is to continue implementing safer, shorter treatments with existing drugs while advancing the development of all-new treatments for affected communities.
Read more in the annual report👉https://bit.ly/4eT4l3c #EndTheNeglect
Read more in the annual report👉https://bit.ly/4eT4l3c #EndTheNeglect
July 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
About 50% of people with #leishmaniasis are children. Our goal at @dndi.org is to continue implementing safer, shorter treatments with existing drugs while advancing the development of all-new treatments for affected communities.
Read more in the annual report👉https://bit.ly/4eT4l3c #EndTheNeglect
Read more in the annual report👉https://bit.ly/4eT4l3c #EndTheNeglect
"We are working to bridge the knowledge gap on #mycetoma through epidemiological studies in Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia and India. Lack of investment, research, access to diagnosis and treatment is contributing to the neglect," said
@bornanyaoke.bsky.social
@bornanyaoke.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"We are working to bridge the knowledge gap on #mycetoma through epidemiological studies in Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia and India. Lack of investment, research, access to diagnosis and treatment is contributing to the neglect," said
@bornanyaoke.bsky.social
@bornanyaoke.bsky.social
"There is urgent need for shorter more effective treatments, proper diagnostics tests & point of care tests," said Prof. Ahmed Fahal.
For the last 33 years, the Mycetoma Research Centre
together with partners has been providing #mycetoma management, research & community engagement for patients.
For the last 33 years, the Mycetoma Research Centre
together with partners has been providing #mycetoma management, research & community engagement for patients.
July 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"There is urgent need for shorter more effective treatments, proper diagnostics tests & point of care tests," said Prof. Ahmed Fahal.
For the last 33 years, the Mycetoma Research Centre
together with partners has been providing #mycetoma management, research & community engagement for patients.
For the last 33 years, the Mycetoma Research Centre
together with partners has been providing #mycetoma management, research & community engagement for patients.
"In many #mycetoma endemic countries, information on the disease burden is scanty, making it hard to achieve #UHC," said DrDaniel Ngamije.
@who.int remains committed to supporting countries & partners in integrating skin NTD interventions within primary health care systems. #beatNTDs #HealthForAll
@who.int remains committed to supporting countries & partners in integrating skin NTD interventions within primary health care systems. #beatNTDs #HealthForAll
July 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"In many #mycetoma endemic countries, information on the disease burden is scanty, making it hard to achieve #UHC," said DrDaniel Ngamije.
@who.int remains committed to supporting countries & partners in integrating skin NTD interventions within primary health care systems. #beatNTDs #HealthForAll
@who.int remains committed to supporting countries & partners in integrating skin NTD interventions within primary health care systems. #beatNTDs #HealthForAll
The @dndi.org 2024 Annual Report is out!
Despite global challenges, we advanced 46 R&D projects across 7 diseases, with 4,214 patients enrolled in clinical trials.
Solidarity in science is working.
Read the report here➡️ bit.ly/4eT4l3c
Despite global challenges, we advanced 46 R&D projects across 7 diseases, with 4,214 patients enrolled in clinical trials.
Solidarity in science is working.
Read the report here➡️ bit.ly/4eT4l3c
DNDi 2024 Annual Report
Browse our interactive Annual Report to learn how solidarity in science is benefiting the most neglected.
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July 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The @dndi.org 2024 Annual Report is out!
Despite global challenges, we advanced 46 R&D projects across 7 diseases, with 4,214 patients enrolled in clinical trials.
Solidarity in science is working.
Read the report here➡️ bit.ly/4eT4l3c
Despite global challenges, we advanced 46 R&D projects across 7 diseases, with 4,214 patients enrolled in clinical trials.
Solidarity in science is working.
Read the report here➡️ bit.ly/4eT4l3c
Join Dr Borna Nyaoke and Prof. Ahmed Fahal tomorrow 16 July, 2025 during the webinar on #mycetoma as they discuss how to advance research especially after the destruction of the Mycetoma Research Center in Sudan. #beatNTDs #EndTheNeglect
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3GDcL1Q
⏲️2:00 - 4:00PM Cairo Time (GMT+3)
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3GDcL1Q
⏲️2:00 - 4:00PM Cairo Time (GMT+3)
July 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join Dr Borna Nyaoke and Prof. Ahmed Fahal tomorrow 16 July, 2025 during the webinar on #mycetoma as they discuss how to advance research especially after the destruction of the Mycetoma Research Center in Sudan. #beatNTDs #EndTheNeglect
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3GDcL1Q
⏲️2:00 - 4:00PM Cairo Time (GMT+3)
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3GDcL1Q
⏲️2:00 - 4:00PM Cairo Time (GMT+3)
The new project #IMPAACT4HIV in the DRC aims to improve care for people with advanced HIV disease (AHD).
The initiative decentralizes care to local clinics, enabling earlier diagnosis, faster treatment & stronger community support.
The initiative decentralizes care to local clinics, enabling earlier diagnosis, faster treatment & stronger community support.
New #HIV project launched in the DRC with the Ministry of Health through PNLS to improve care for people with advanced HIV. It’s part of #IMPAACT4HIV, a global @unitaid.bsky.social-funded initiative to reduce HIV-related deaths in 6 high-burden countries, led by the Aurum Institute. bit.ly/4lvbrNW
New HIV project in the DRC brings life-saving care closer to people with advanced HIV disease
The programme aims to reduce AIDS-related deaths by strengthening early screening and improving patient referral and treatment at primary-level health facilities. It is part of the Improved Access to ...
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July 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The new project #IMPAACT4HIV in the DRC aims to improve care for people with advanced HIV disease (AHD).
The initiative decentralizes care to local clinics, enabling earlier diagnosis, faster treatment & stronger community support.
The initiative decentralizes care to local clinics, enabling earlier diagnosis, faster treatment & stronger community support.
Register for this upcoming webinar on #mycetoma with @who.int
📆 Wednesday 16 July, 2025
🕑 14:00 - 16:00PM (GMT+3)
🔗 Register here ➡️ bit.ly/3GDcL1Q
📆 Wednesday 16 July, 2025
🕑 14:00 - 16:00PM (GMT+3)
🔗 Register here ➡️ bit.ly/3GDcL1Q
#Mycetoma causes severe suffering but remains overlooked, under-researched & underfunded.
Join us & @who.int for a webinar on why advancing research & prevention is urgent, especially after the loss of Sudan’s Mycetoma Research Centre.
🗓️16.07
🕑2–4 PM GMT+3
Registration: who-e.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us & @who.int for a webinar on why advancing research & prevention is urgent, especially after the loss of Sudan’s Mycetoma Research Centre.
🗓️16.07
🕑2–4 PM GMT+3
Registration: who-e.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Register for this upcoming webinar on #mycetoma with @who.int
📆 Wednesday 16 July, 2025
🕑 14:00 - 16:00PM (GMT+3)
🔗 Register here ➡️ bit.ly/3GDcL1Q
📆 Wednesday 16 July, 2025
🕑 14:00 - 16:00PM (GMT+3)
🔗 Register here ➡️ bit.ly/3GDcL1Q
On #WorldPopulationDay, we’re spotlighting a silent crisis: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
This year’s theme, 'Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world' means nothing if youth are held back by diseases that rob them of health, opportunity & choice.
This year’s theme, 'Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world' means nothing if youth are held back by diseases that rob them of health, opportunity & choice.
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On #WorldPopulationDay, we’re spotlighting a silent crisis: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
This year’s theme, 'Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world' means nothing if youth are held back by diseases that rob them of health, opportunity & choice.
This year’s theme, 'Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world' means nothing if youth are held back by diseases that rob them of health, opportunity & choice.
Reposted by Prof. Sam Kariuki, BVM, MSc, PhD, DSc (Hons, LSTM)
📢 Press release: The antimalarial toolbox just expanded, bringing hope to the smallest patients. The first #malaria treatment for newborns and young infants has been approved by @swissmedic.bsky.social, with fast-track approvals expected across Africa.
July 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
📢 Press release: The antimalarial toolbox just expanded, bringing hope to the smallest patients. The first #malaria treatment for newborns and young infants has been approved by @swissmedic.bsky.social, with fast-track approvals expected across Africa.
Today is #WorldSkinHealthDay, we spotlight cutaneous #leishmaniasis (CL), a skin disease caused by parasites transmitted by sandflies.
At @dndi.org we’re working with partners to develop new, safer & more effective treatments.
At @dndi.org we’re working with partners to develop new, safer & more effective treatments.
July 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Today is #WorldSkinHealthDay, we spotlight cutaneous #leishmaniasis (CL), a skin disease caused by parasites transmitted by sandflies.
At @dndi.org we’re working with partners to develop new, safer & more effective treatments.
At @dndi.org we’re working with partners to develop new, safer & more effective treatments.
Read the @gardp.bsky.social annual report to know more about their progress in supporting equitable and appropriate access to antibiotics. #ThisIsBig 🔗 bit.ly/3TqYyYG
July 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Read the @gardp.bsky.social annual report to know more about their progress in supporting equitable and appropriate access to antibiotics. #ThisIsBig 🔗 bit.ly/3TqYyYG
Breastfeeding women are routinely excluded from #clinicaltrials, yet over half will need medication while lactating.
In #NTD -endemic areas, breastfeeding is often the only safe option. It's time we include them in research.
In #NTD -endemic areas, breastfeeding is often the only safe option. It's time we include them in research.
July 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Breastfeeding women are routinely excluded from #clinicaltrials, yet over half will need medication while lactating.
In #NTD -endemic areas, breastfeeding is often the only safe option. It's time we include them in research.
In #NTD -endemic areas, breastfeeding is often the only safe option. It's time we include them in research.
Climate & environmental changes will continue increasing the risk of future outbreaks of #sleepingsickness.
The first all-oral treatment is safe, will save lives and ease the burden on healthcare systems in Africa. Read more from this piece in @nature.com ⬇️ bit.ly/3I7hucv
The first all-oral treatment is safe, will save lives and ease the burden on healthcare systems in Africa. Read more from this piece in @nature.com ⬇️ bit.ly/3I7hucv
First all-oral treatment for deadly strain of sleeping sickness now available in Africa
A 10-day course of a once-daily tablet has been approved to replace a complex hospital-based regimen with at least a 5% fatality rate in the treatment of the severe strain of human African trypanosomi...
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June 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Climate & environmental changes will continue increasing the risk of future outbreaks of #sleepingsickness.
The first all-oral treatment is safe, will save lives and ease the burden on healthcare systems in Africa. Read more from this piece in @nature.com ⬇️ bit.ly/3I7hucv
The first all-oral treatment is safe, will save lives and ease the burden on healthcare systems in Africa. Read more from this piece in @nature.com ⬇️ bit.ly/3I7hucv
For people living with #HIV, cryptococcal meningitis can be a death sentence. @dndi.org clinical trial in Malawi and Tanzania is hoping to change that.
Read more in this article by Rose Mukonyo for @WillowHealth 👉 bit.ly/45H6vQN
Read more in this article by Rose Mukonyo for @WillowHealth 👉 bit.ly/45H6vQN
Hope for HIV patients, crucial meningitis drug trial enters Phase II
HIV patients infected with cryptococcal meningitis die before being diagnosed as initial symptoms can be misleading. The pain, for instance, can be so intense it mimics mental illness Shortly after…
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June 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
For people living with #HIV, cryptococcal meningitis can be a death sentence. @dndi.org clinical trial in Malawi and Tanzania is hoping to change that.
Read more in this article by Rose Mukonyo for @WillowHealth 👉 bit.ly/45H6vQN
Read more in this article by Rose Mukonyo for @WillowHealth 👉 bit.ly/45H6vQN