Module Head – Antimalarial Quality
Reader in Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, UK
Director, Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration, Laos
Senior Lecturer at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Dr Newton is interested in tropical public health and infectious diseases, especially their epidemiology and how they can be appropriately diagnosed and optimally treated. As good quality medicines are an essential part of public health he works with a network of scientists and criminal analysts to investigate the quality of anti-infectives, evaluate methods of detection and advocate for more to be done to ensure that the quality of essential medicines is improved.
Education
1996 Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, University of London, UK
1992 MRCP, UK
1989 BM BCh, University of Oxford, UK
1984 DPhil (Zoology), University of Oxford, UK
1978 HonBSc (Biology), University of East Anglia, UK
Representative Publications
Newton PN, Fernández FM, Plançon A, Mildenhall DC, Green MD, Ziyong L, Christophel EM, Phanouvong S, Howells S, McIntosh E, Laurin P, Blum N, Hampton CY, Faure K, Nyadong L, Soong CW, Santoso B, Zhiguang W, Newton J, Palmer K. A collaborative epidemiological investigation into the criminal fake artesunate trade in South East Asia. PLoS Medicine 2008; 5 (2), pp. e32.
Newton PN, McGready R, Fernandez F, Green MD, Sunjio M, Bruneton C, Phanouvong S, Millet P, Whitty CJ, Talisuna AO, Proux S, Christophel EM, Malenga G, Singhasivanon P, Bojang K, Kaur H, Palmer K, Day NP, Greenwood BM, Nosten F, White NJ. Manslaughter by fake artesunate in Asia--will Africa be next? PLoS medicine 2006; 3 (6), pp. e197.
Newton PN, Green MD, Fernández FM, Day NP, White NJ. Counterfeit anti-infective drugs. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2006; 6 (9), pp. 602-13.
Phetsouvanh R, Phongmany S, Soukaloun D, Rasachak B, Soukhaseum V, Soukhaseum S, Frichithavong K, Khounnorath S, Pengdee B, Phiasakha K, Chu V, Luangxay K, Rattanavong S, Sisouk K, Keolouangkot V, Mayxay M, Ramsay A, Blacksell SD, Campbell J, Martinez-Aussel B, Heuanvongsy M, Bounxouei B, Thammavong C, Syhavong B, Strobel M, Peacock SJ, White NJ, Newton PN. Causes of community-acquired bacteremia and patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Vientiane, Laos. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2006; 75 (5), pp. 978-85.
Phongmany S, Rolain JM, Phetsouvanh R, Blacksell SD, Soukkhaseum V, Rasachack B, Phiasakha K, Soukkhaseum S, Frichithavong K, Chu V, Keolouangkhot V, Martinez-Aussel B, Chang K, Darasavath C, Rattanavong O, Sisouphone S, Mayxay M, Vidamaly S, Parola P, Thammavong C, Heuangvongsy M, Syhavong B, Raoult D, White NJ, Newton PN. Rickettsial infections and fever, Vientiane, Laos. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006; 12 (2), pp. 256-62.
Cockburn R, Newton PN, Agyarko EK, Akunyili D, White NJ. The global threat of counterfeit drugs: why industry and governments must communicate the dangers. PLoS Medicine 2005; 2 (4), pp. e100.
Newton PN, Angus BJ, Chierakul W, Dondorp A, Ruangveerayuth R, Silamut K, Teerapong P, Suputtamongkol Y, Looareesuwan S, White NJ. Randomized comparison of artesunate and quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria. Clinical infectious diseases: an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2003; 37 (1), pp. 7-16.
Newton PN, Proux S, Green M, Smithuis F, Rozendaal J, Prakongpan S, Chotivanich K, Mayxay M, Looareesuwan S, Farrar J, Nosten F, White NJ. Fake artesunate in southeast Asia. The Lancet 2001; 357 (9272), pp. 1948-50.
