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CommunicationPublished on 22 May 2024

Making the production of medicines against deadly diseases possible. The SDC supports.

Making the production of medicines against deadly diseases possible. The SDC supports.

Bern — For decades, an effective antidote to the deadly sleeping sickness lay dormant in the Sanofi archives. With the support of the SDC, the antidote was rediscovered by the «Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative» (DNDi) and a comparatively inexpensive, easy-to-administer and well-tolerated drug was developed.

A hand holds a life-saving white pill between index finger and thumb.

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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

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