Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
2006
Combating Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Author(s): Hotez Peter J, Molyneux David H, Fenwick Alan, Ottesen Eric, Sachs Sonia Ehrlich, Sachs Jeffrey D
Hypothesis
The elimination of neglected tropical diseases requires more than just innovations in preventative chemotherapy.
Conclusion
A rapid-impact intervention package of donated drugs can significantly improve the lives of impoverished populations suffering from neglected tropical diseases.
Supporting Evidence
- The disease burden of neglected tropical diseases has been underestimated.
- There is a moral imperative to recognize the plight of the world's most impoverished.
- Countries are prioritizing the control or elimination of neglected tropical diseases as a national policy.
Takeaway
We can help people with neglected tropical diseases by giving them free medicine that works, and we need to keep researching new treatments too.
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