Two Decades of Swiss Leadership for New Malaria Medicines

Swiss TPH On World Malaria Day 2019, Swiss organizations look back on a long history of successful public-private collaboration for new malaria medicines. Switzerland’s leading role in the fight against malaria was strengthened with the establishment of the first product development partnership 20 years ago. Swiss collaborations have brought forward 11 new approved anti-malarial medicines and helped to save more than 1.9 million lives globally. On 24 April, Swiss authorities, the Swiss Malaria Group, global health organizations and the diplomatic community meet in Geneva to celebrate two decades of successful Swiss collaborations and to discuss the way forward in malaria elimination. (Photo: Swiss TPH researchers testing compounds in vitro against malaria parasites / © Joachim Pelikan)

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