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24 Feb 2011

Funding research into the infectious diseases of poverty: what happens now?

The latest G-FINDER report says that funding for basic scientific research has increased but finances available for product development have fallen. How can funders determine where the greatest needs lie and work more closely together?
Source: TropIKA.net
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15 Jan 2010

Disease control in Haiti after the earthquake

The burden of infectious disease in Haiti is already the worst in the Americas region. Will this new disaster disrupt long-term efforts to bring these diseases under control?
Source: TropIKA.net
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15 May 2009

Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases

Ninety per cent of the NTD disease burden is caused by seven diseases all of which are amenable to control, but increased investment will be needed.
Source: Lancet
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4 Mar 2009

10 years of success in addressing lymphatic filariasis

The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis has achieved remarkable success and there have been many indirect benefits.
Source: Lancet
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28 Jan 2009

Waging Peace through Neglected Tropical Disease Control: A US Foreign Policy for the Bottom Billion

Public-health and foreign-policy communities should embrace medical diplomacy and NTD control, as a means to combat terrorism.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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