A doctor’s dream: A pill for sleeping sickness

From the rediscovery of an abandoned molecule to a breakthrough medicine: follow the stories of sleeping sickness patients, doctors, and researchers.

In May 2020, this film won a Grand Prix at the inaugural World Health Organization's #HealthForAll Film Festival. #Film4Health Find out more: https://bit.ly/2WQon6N

Find out more about the development of fexinidazole: https://www.dndi.org/fexistory

Deutsch:    • Ein Ärztetraum: eine Pille gegen die ...  
Español:    • El sueño de un médico: Una píldora pa...  
Français:    • Un rêve de médecin  
Japanese:    • アフリカ睡眠病に挑む医師の希望の飲み薬  
Korean:    • 한 의사의 꿈: 수면병을 치료할 알약  
Português:    • O sonho de um médico: um comprimido p...  

The discovery of fexinidazole - Interview with Els Torreele:    • The discovery of fexinidazole - Inter...  
Clinical trials for fexinidazole - A conversation with Dr Antoine Tarral and Dr Olaf Valverde:    • Clinical trials for fexinidazole: A c...  
A doctor's tale - Interview with Dr Wilfried Mutombo:    • A doctor's tale - Interview with Dr W...  

About sleeping sickness: https://www.dndi.org/diseases-project...
About DNDi: https://www.dndi.org/