Fighting diseases of poverty: Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)
As one of the leading Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) worldwide, DNDi is acting in the public interest and to respond to patients’ needs to develop and provide access to treatments for neglected tropical diseases that primarily affect the poor and marginalised populations worldwide. DNDi’s business model is further characterized by empowerment of endemic country partners, international advocacy in support of a global framework for essential health, and delivery of health tools as public goods.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Global |
Health
Infectious desease
Health systems strengthening Sexually transmitted diseases incl. HIV/AIDS |
01.01.2013
- 31.12.2016 |
CHF 8’000’000
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- Outcome 1: Five treatment optimisations are developed, rationally used, and better accessed.
- Outcome 2: Innovative treatments for HAT, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, filarial diseases and HIV-TB co-infected children are developed.
- Outcome 3: Endemic countries capacities strengthened and technology transfer achieved.
- Outcome 4: Awareness about the need to develop new drugs for NTDs raised internationally.
- Three new treatments or set of treatments registered or recommended for visceral leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.
- Increased distribution and use of three treatments for malaria and sleeping sickness facilitated
- An increasing number of drug candidates progressed at clinical stage.
- Research platforms to mobilise scientists, clinicians, research and international organizations, NGOs, national control programmes, health ministries, regulatory authorities, and private-sector actors.
- Other Swiss Non-profit Organisation
- DNDi
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation HEALTH
HEALTH
POPULATION POLICIES/PROGRAMMES & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Infectious disease control
Health policy and administrative management
STD control including HIV/AIDS
Cross-cutting topics The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Type of support Official development assistance (ODA)
Type of collaboration Bilateral cooperation
Finance type Aid grant
Aid Type Core contribution
Tied/untied aid Untied aid
Project number 7F07741
Background |
DNDi is one of the few and most successful public private partnerships that seek to coordinate the contributions of the private, public, academic and not-for-profit sectors to address the scientific, economic, legal and political challenges that exist in developing new health technologies for the use in developing countries, and in ensuring their rapid and widespread use. |
Objectives |
DNDi’s primary objective is to deliver 11 to 13 new treatments by 2018 for leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), Chagas disease, malaria, paediatric HIV, and specific helminth infections and to establish a strong R&D portfolio that addresses patients’ treatment needs and supports long term objectives. Moreover, further objectives include using and strengthening existing capacities in disease-endemic countries via project implementation and raising awareness about the need to develop new drugs for neglected diseases and advocate for increased public responsibility. |
Target groups |
More than 1 billion people worldwide affected by NTDs, mainly in Africa and mostly those living in remote rural areas, urban slums or conflict zones. |
Medium-term outcomes |
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Results |
Results from previous phases: |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner Swiss Non-profit Organisation |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 8’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 8’000’000 |
Project phases |
Phase
4
01.01.2021
- 31.12.2024
(Current phase)
Phase 3
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2020
(Completed)
Phase 2 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2016 (Completed) |