Twelfth EDCTP Forum

15–20 Jun 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda

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Fabiana Alves

Director, NTD Leishmaniasis and Mycetoma Cluster, DNDi

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative

Geneva, Switzerland

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I am a medical doctor, dedicated to the development of new therapies for neglected populations, contributing to a more equitable society.

My organisation

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is a not-for-profit medical research organization that discovers, develops, and delivers safe, effective, and affordable treatments for neglected populations. DNDi is developing medicines for sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, river blindness, mycetoma, dengue, paediatric HIV, cryptococcal meningitis, and hepatitis C. Its research priorities include children’s health; gender equity and gender-responsive R&D; and diseases impacted by climate change. Since its creation in 2003, DNDi has collaborated with public and private partners worldwide to deliver thirteen new treatments for six deadly diseases, saving millions of lives. dndi.org
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About me

I am a medical doctor, who graduated from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, with residency in Pediatrics. A PhD thesis on the epidemiology of malaria in the Amazon region by the USP, was followed by a post-doctoral position at TDR/WHO. I was a professor of parasitology at the University of São Paulo and joined DNDi in 2009.

I have 20 years of experience in research on tropical diseases with programs in East Africa, South Asia and Latin America, with the last 15 years mainly dedicated to the development of new treatments for neglected diseases.

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