Global Health Progress sponsored the November/December issue of Health Affairs that focused on neglected tropical diseases.
February 23rd, 2010 | Health Affairs
Neglected Diseases
PROLOGUE: Tropical Diseases: The Price Of Neglect
Turning Neglected Tropical Diseases Into Forgotten Maladies
Philip Musgrove and Peter J. Hotez
Controlling And Eliminating Neglected Diseases In Latin America And The Caribbean
Ricardo Bitran, Bernardo Martorell, Liliana Escobar, Rodrigo Munoz, and Amanda Glassman
Neglected Diseases Amid Wealth In The United States And Europe
Peter Hotez
Neglected Tropical Diseases: Moving Beyond Mass Drug [...]
Bill Gates says innovation can leverage change
February 23rd, 2010 | The Associated Press
Annual letter states technology can help needy more than government aid
By Donna Gordon Blankinship
The Associated Press
SEATTLE – The needs of the poor are greater than the money available to help them, but that’s not enough to discourage Bill Gates in his work as co-chair of the world’s largest charitable foundation.
In his second annual letter, issued [...]
Second G-Finder report highlights contributions to global research and development spending on neglected tropical disease
February 22nd, 2010 | The George Institute
Report on 2008 Global R&D Funding for Neglected Diseases
The George Institute for International Health recently released its second G-FINDER report
titled, “Neglected Disease Research and Development: New Times, New Trends,” which
provides 2008 data on global investment into research and development (R&D) of new products
for neglected diseases. It covers:
198 funders (a 67% increase from 2007) in [...]