Phase II clinical trials for Ebola vaccine planned for early 2015Experts involved in the organisation of clinical research on Ebola vaccines intend to move to randomised controlled phase II trials in early 2015.…
Standing up to EbolaPharmacists may not be needed at the bedside in the present Ebola epidemic, but their experience in pharmaceutical logistics should be utilised.…
Emergence of HIV in humans traced to Kinshasa Urban growth and changes to the sex trade in Kinshasa may have contributed to the development of the AIDS epidemic in Africa.…
Mass drug administration could help eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2020 The expansion of mass drug administration is helping international efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, a progress report by the World Health Organization (WHO) says.…
Roche initiative seeks to expand access to HIV viral load testsAn initiative by Roche to slash prices for its HIV viral load test in developing countries will boost access to the test, according to UNAIDS.…
European Medicines Agency to review Ebola therapiesExperimental Ebola treatments are to be reviewed by the European Medicines Agency as part of the international response to the disease outbreak in West Africa.…
A visual guide to the Ebola virus epidemic As the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic continues to escalate, we chart the latest epidemiological data alongside an insight into the pathology of Ebola virus disease and the biological processes being targeted by drug and vaccine developers.…
Ebola trials fast-tracked in Africa Experimental drugs for Ebola are to be fast-tracked in clinical trials being set up in West African states that are fighting the epidemic. …
UK pharmacists asked to volunteer in Ebola outbreak UK pharmacists have been urged to volunteer in the fight against Ebola in West Africa in an open letter from four of the most senior figures in UK healthcare. …
How pharmacists in Nigeria are helping to manage the Ebola outbreak With a total of 90 representatives from Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon at this year’s FIP congress in Thailand, Ebola was a recurrent theme.…
