Penta Foundation
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The Penta Foundation is a global leader in paediatric infectious disease research. We're committed to developing innovative solutions to protect the health of children and pregnant people worldwide.
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On #WorldPneumoniaDay, we share hope for the children battling severe pneumonia.
The PediCAP-A trial showed that it's safe to switch children from IV to oral antibiotics sooner!
✅ Children go home sooner
✅ No more unnecessary IVs & long stays
#PediCAP #ChildHealth #Pneumonia #GlobalHealth
The PediCAP-A trial showed that it's safe to switch children from IV to oral antibiotics sooner!
✅ Children go home sooner
✅ No more unnecessary IVs & long stays
#PediCAP #ChildHealth #Pneumonia #GlobalHealth
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
On #WorldPneumoniaDay, we share hope for the children battling severe pneumonia.
The PediCAP-A trial showed that it's safe to switch children from IV to oral antibiotics sooner!
✅ Children go home sooner
✅ No more unnecessary IVs & long stays
#PediCAP #ChildHealth #Pneumonia #GlobalHealth
The PediCAP-A trial showed that it's safe to switch children from IV to oral antibiotics sooner!
✅ Children go home sooner
✅ No more unnecessary IVs & long stays
#PediCAP #ChildHealth #Pneumonia #GlobalHealth
My name is Jennifer Furin, a Brighter Future Award winner from the United States. There’s no better time to nominate a health hero in your community for this global award.
Nominations close 31 October.
Nominate now: penta-id.org/bfa
#BrighterFutureAward
Nominations close 31 October.
Nominate now: penta-id.org/bfa
#BrighterFutureAward
October 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My name is Jennifer Furin, a Brighter Future Award winner from the United States. There’s no better time to nominate a health hero in your community for this global award.
Nominations close 31 October.
Nominate now: penta-id.org/bfa
#BrighterFutureAward
Nominations close 31 October.
Nominate now: penta-id.org/bfa
#BrighterFutureAward
The final #VERDI project General Assembly has started! Over the next two days, we’ll share results and discuss how four years of VERDI research can drive #preparedness for new pathogens and inform evidence-based policies that prioritise children and pregnant people.
➡️ verdiproject.org
➡️ verdiproject.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The final #VERDI project General Assembly has started! Over the next two days, we’ll share results and discuss how four years of VERDI research can drive #preparedness for new pathogens and inform evidence-based policies that prioritise children and pregnant people.
➡️ verdiproject.org
➡️ verdiproject.org
Meet Cheelo Mwiinga, a SUPPORT fellow.
Her work focuses on how prolonged respiratory infections affect the survival of children with HIV after a hospital stay.
Did you know children with HIV can carry viruses like RSV for longer?
Understanding this could be a game-changer!
www.supportproject.eu
Her work focuses on how prolonged respiratory infections affect the survival of children with HIV after a hospital stay.
Did you know children with HIV can carry viruses like RSV for longer?
Understanding this could be a game-changer!
www.supportproject.eu
September 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Meet Cheelo Mwiinga, a SUPPORT fellow.
Her work focuses on how prolonged respiratory infections affect the survival of children with HIV after a hospital stay.
Did you know children with HIV can carry viruses like RSV for longer?
Understanding this could be a game-changer!
www.supportproject.eu
Her work focuses on how prolonged respiratory infections affect the survival of children with HIV after a hospital stay.
Did you know children with HIV can carry viruses like RSV for longer?
Understanding this could be a game-changer!
www.supportproject.eu
Why do many children with #HIV die soon after leaving the hospital?
The SUPPORT project is on a mission to find answers and save young lives.
Meet the driven SUPPORT fellows working to tackle this urgent challenge.
Follow their journey and impact in the weeks ahead!
supportproject.eu
The SUPPORT project is on a mission to find answers and save young lives.
Meet the driven SUPPORT fellows working to tackle this urgent challenge.
Follow their journey and impact in the weeks ahead!
supportproject.eu
August 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Why do many children with #HIV die soon after leaving the hospital?
The SUPPORT project is on a mission to find answers and save young lives.
Meet the driven SUPPORT fellows working to tackle this urgent challenge.
Follow their journey and impact in the weeks ahead!
supportproject.eu
The SUPPORT project is on a mission to find answers and save young lives.
Meet the driven SUPPORT fellows working to tackle this urgent challenge.
Follow their journey and impact in the weeks ahead!
supportproject.eu
The #NeoSep1 trial is underway to find safer, better antibiotic treatments for newborn sepsis 🩷
Active at 2 sites in South Africa w/ 19 babies enrolled, the trial is part of #SNIPAFRICA, a Penta-led African-European collaboration to improve treatment of severe newborn infections 👉 snip-africa.org
Active at 2 sites in South Africa w/ 19 babies enrolled, the trial is part of #SNIPAFRICA, a Penta-led African-European collaboration to improve treatment of severe newborn infections 👉 snip-africa.org
August 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The #NeoSep1 trial is underway to find safer, better antibiotic treatments for newborn sepsis 🩷
Active at 2 sites in South Africa w/ 19 babies enrolled, the trial is part of #SNIPAFRICA, a Penta-led African-European collaboration to improve treatment of severe newborn infections 👉 snip-africa.org
Active at 2 sites in South Africa w/ 19 babies enrolled, the trial is part of #SNIPAFRICA, a Penta-led African-European collaboration to improve treatment of severe newborn infections 👉 snip-africa.org