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August 22, 2025
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DNDi receives global award for developing new treatments for NTDs

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has been awarded Japan’s prestigious Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for its role in delivering new treatments for neglected diseases in Africa, particularly sleeping sickness. Co-founded by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE..
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The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), co-founded by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), received Japan’s prestigious Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for its significant contributions to developing new treatments for neglected diseases, particularly sleeping sickness, in Africa.
- DNDi has developed 13 treatments for 6 deadly diseases over the past 22 years, with 9 originating from Africa.
- Prof. Samuel Kariuki, DNDi Continental Lead Africa and Eastern Africa Director, stated the award is "proof of the power of a model for medical innovation driven purely by patients’ needs."
- The award follows Kenya's validation by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this month for eliminating human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), making it the tenth country to achieve this.
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