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World Malaria Report highlights two decades of progress while calling for increased commitment as gains plateau

30 Nov 2020
General

Largest clinical trial in Africa to treat COVID-19 cases before they become severe

20 Nov 2020
R&D

GSK and MMV present positive data on treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria

19 Nov 2020
R&D

Endemic countries in South America meet to discuss new tools for malaria elimination

02 Nov 2020
Partner

Global call to boost access to lifesaving malaria treatment for pregnant women in Africa

15 Oct 2020
Partner

Despite early indicators of artemisinin resistance in Rwanda, ACTs continue to cure malaria

19 Aug 2020
R&D, General

MMV awards Project of the Year 2019 to Novartis for the discovery of INE963

13 Jul 2020
R&D

MMV launches Malaria Libre, a new open source drug discovery programme

07 Jul 2020
R&D

ESAC member Sir Simon Campbell inducted into the RSC-BMCS Hall of Fame

30 Jun 2020
R&D, General

MMV deeply saddened by the loss of Dr Ricardo Thompson

26 Jun 2020
General

MMV’s Dr James Duffy appointed to RSC Lectureship

19 Jun 2020
R&D

MMV launches the COVID Box to stimulate new drug research

10 Jun 2020
R&D, Open source

MMV submits statement to 73rd World Health Assembly

19 May 2020
General

This World Malaria Day MMV supports Swiss Malaria Group's call for urgent action

25 Apr 2020
Partner

Thailand becomes first malaria-endemic country in Asia-Pacific to approve tafenoquine for radical cure of P. vivax malaria

24 Apr 2020
Access & product management

In support of the COVID-19 response

31 Mar 2020
General

MMV and LSTM collaborate to fill data gap on use of antimalarials during pregnancy

08 Mar 2020
R&D, Partner

International research partnership and EDCTP to invest €44m in next-generation antimalarials to combat drug-resistant malaria in Africa

03 Mar 2020
R&D

Malaria continues to strike pregnant women and children hardest and new tools are critical, according to WHO’s latest report

05 Dec 2019
General
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Research for new drugs against neglected diseases and malaria in Brazil to receive funding boost totaling BRL 43.5 million

27 Nov 2019
R&D, Partner

MMV presents Lifetime Achievement Awards to three longstanding collaborators

25 Nov 2019
Partner

Country leaders pledge to boost malaria innovation and access to new and existing antimalarials

11 Nov 2019
Partner

Brazil becomes first malaria-endemic country to approve single-dose tafenoquine (Kozenis) for radical cure of P. vivax malaria

30 Oct 2019
Access & product management

MMV and PATH strengthen ties with APLMA in the fight against relapsing malaria

22 Oct 2019
General

WHO issues information note about Pyramax® (artesunate-pyronaridine) for uncomplicated malaria

09 Oct 2019
General

MMV contributes to the fight against schistosomiasis

30 Sep 2019

Via Grand Challenges Africa, MMV supports eight African drug discovery scientists

23 Sep 2019
R&D

Two reports on malaria eradication underline need for new tools and interventions

09 Sep 2019
General

MMV awards its Project of the Year 2018 to University of Dundee researchers

10 Jul 2019
R&D

MMV launches new P. vivax malaria information hub

26 Jun 2019
Access & product management

Life-saving malaria project in Zambia to expand

25 Apr 2019
General

Prof Jonathan Vennerstrom receives prestigious ACS Award for Creative Invention

24 Apr 2019
R&D

MMV participates in Swiss World Malaria Day event

24 Apr 2019
General

PATH and MMV launch 5-year global initiative to support elimination of relapsing malaria

23 Apr 2019
Access & product management
Photo: Anna Wang/MMV

Europe-Africa partnership spearheads development of next-generation antimalarial drug

15 Apr 2019

MMV and DNDi make 400 compounds available to stimulate research into new drugs for pandemic diseases

29 Jan 2019
R&D, Open source

Two positive phase III studies of tafenoquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria published in The New England Journal of Medicine

16 Jan 2019
R&D

Professor Michael Ferguson receives Knighthood in New Year’s Honours List

14 Jan 2019
R&D

2018 - A triumph of partnerships

19 Dec 2018
General

Open source effort identifies hundreds of compounds that could protect vulnerable populations from malaria

07 Dec 2018
R&D

Access to Medicines Index highlights role of collaboration in stimulating R&D

21 Nov 2018
R&D, Access & product management

World Malaria Report highlights importance of country-led efforts to defeat malaria in highest burden countries

19 Nov 2018
General

Fosun Pharma’s medicine to protect pregnant women from malaria first to be approved by WHO

19 Nov 2018
Partner, Access & product management

Ray Chambers appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Strategy

31 Oct 2018
General

Professor James McCarthy elected Fellow of Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences

31 Oct 2018
General

Kozenis (tafenoquine) approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration for the radical cure of P. vivax malaria

21 Sep 2018
Access & product management

Single-dose tafenoquine for radical cure of P. vivax malaria submitted for regulatory approval in Brazil

21 Sep 2018
Access & product management

Severe malaria case fatality reduced by 96% in pilot project in Zambia led by Transaid, MMV and partners

28 Aug 2018
Access & product management

US FDA approves Krintafel (tafenoquine) for the radical cure of P. vivax malaria

20 Jul 2018
R&D, Access & product management

US FDA Advisory Committee endorses the effectiveness and safety of single-dose tafenoquine for the radical cure of P. vivax malaria

12 Jul 2018
R&D, Access & product management

MMV Project of the Year 2017 awarded to Sanofi

10 Jul 2018
R&D, Partner

Strides Shasun’s rectal artesunate product receives WHO prequalification

21 Jun 2018
Access & product management

MMV deeply saddened by the loss of Prof. Ogobara Doumbo

11 Jun 2018
General

Australia renews commitment to MMV and R&D for malaria

08 Jun 2018
Donors

MMV partner Kelly Chibale in Fortune Greatest Leaders list 2018

30 Apr 2018
R&D

MMV’s contributions to malaria commended at MIM conference

27 Apr 2018
General

Major study confirms tolerability and high efficacy of 4 gold-standard malaria medicines, when used for repeated treatment over a 2 year period

29 Mar 2018
R&D

WHO provides first-ever approval for rectal artesunate product for severe malaria

27 Feb 2018
Access & product management

MMV welcomes Philip Welkhoff, new Malaria Program Director, BMGF

14 Feb 2018
Donors

MMV and DNDi deliver joint statement at WHO Executive Board

27 Jan 2018
General

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