PPT-Visceral Leishmaniasis treatment access: The reality on the ground

Margriet den Boer KalaCORE Regional Coordinator East Africa Symposium Innovation for Access to Treatment for Neglected Diseases ASTMH February 9 Nairobi 2015 photo by K alaCORE 2015 photo by . Leishmanicidal Activity of . Meglumine Antimoniate (Glucantime). In . Promastigote. F. orms of . Leishmania . major. U. Barrie , Prof. M. Meneghetti , R. Omena , G. Melo. University at Albany, Federal University of Alagoas, . Margriet. . den . Boer. KalaCORE Regional Coordinator , East Africa. Symposium Innovation for Access to Treatment for Neglected Diseases. ASTMH, February 9, Nairobi. 2015, photo by . K. alaCORE. 2015, photo by . presented by. Dr . Hadeel. F. Gad. Leishmania . and Mycobacterium TB share many similarities in their pathogenesis and both pathogens are macrophage parasites. . Furthermore, . co-infection by the two pathogens is not uncommon in clinical practice in East Africa and in other parts of the world (Sati 1942; el-Safi et al. 1995; Khalil et al. 1998, . liposomes. . Prof. . Nahid. Ali. CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology. 4, Raja S.C. . Mullick. Road. Kolkata 700032 . Caused by . Leishmania donovani . and . L. infantum. Approximately 300 000 new visceral cases occur annually (90% in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Sudan and Sudan). presented by. Dr . Hadeel. F. Gad. Leishmania . and Mycobacterium TB share many similarities in their pathogenesis and both pathogens are macrophage parasites. . Furthermore, . co-infection by the two pathogens is not uncommon in clinical practice in East Africa and in other parts of the world (Sati 1942; el-Safi et al. 1995; Khalil et al. 1998, . MALI Total Population: 1 5,369,809 Population 0 - 14 years: 4 7 % Rural population: 6 7 % Population living under USD 1 . 25 a day: 51 . 4% Population living under the national poverty line: 47.4 The promastigote stage (long, slender form with a free flagellum) is present in the saliva of infected sandflies. Human infection is initiated by the bite of an infected sandfly, which injects the promastigotes into the skin, where they lose their . 1900 – . Sir William. . Leishman. discovered. L. . donovani. in spleen. smears of a soldier. who died of fever at. Dum-Dum, India.. The disease was. known locally as. Dum-Dum fever or. Dr.Shaymaa. Abdalal. Demonstrator in Medical Parasitology Department . The Parasite. Phylum. Order. Family. Genus. Sarcomastigophora. Kinetoplastida. Trypanosomatidae. Leishmania. Leishmaniasis. Disease. 259 Vol.6; Issue: 8; August 2016 International Journal of Health Sciences and Research www.ijhsr.org ISSN: 2249 - 9571 Original Research Article Exploring R&D and P ublic Private Partnerships (PPPs Bhattarai NR, Van der Auwera G, Rijal S, Picado A, Speybroeck N, Khanal B, et al. Domestic Animals and Epidemiology of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Nepal. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010;16(2):231-237. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1602.090623. Dr. Sonalika’s Eye Clinic provide the best Glaucoma treatment in Pune, Hadapsar, Amanora, Magarpatta, Mundhwa, Kharadi Rd, Viman Nagar, Wagholi, and Wadgaon Sheri Dr. Sonalika’s Eye Clinic provide the best Paediatric ophthalmology treatment, Paediatric eye checkup treatment in Pune, Hadapsar, Amanora, Magarpatta, Mundhwa, Kharadi Rd, Viman Nagar, Wagholi, and Wadgaon Sheri Dr. Sonalika’s Eye Clinic provide the best Phaco surgery treatment in Pune, Hadapsar, Amanora, Magarpatta, Mundhwa, Kharadi Rd, Viman Nagar, Wagholi, and Wadgaon Sheri