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T he standard array of obstacles continue to plague the so-called 17 “neglected” diseases of the world, including inadequate drug supply, a shortage of rapid diagnostic tests, pharma
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Neglected Still
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The standard array of obstacles continue to plague the so-called 17 “neglected” diseases of the world, includinginadequate drug supply, a shortage of rapid diagnostic tests, pharmaceutical industry indifference and unstable political will, according to a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report. There’s also a need for “radical changes” in the public health and research & development policies through the creation of a binding international convention governing investments addressed at the health needs of developing nations, states the report, Fighting Neglect: Finding ways to manage and control visceral leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease(www.msf.es/fighting-neglect/Fighting%20Neglect_ENG.pdf). “Such an instrument can ensure that four fundamental questions for neglected disease R&D are addressed: how to ensure sufficient, sustainable funding; how to set R&D priorities; how to coordinate this research globally; and how to support incentives to spur innovation driven by health needs.” In sum, “the challenges are many,” Dr. Unni Karunakara, MSF’s international president, wrote in the report’s foreword. “To cite just one: patients are hard to reach because many live in isolated or insecure environments, so screening is incomplete, surveillance is shoddy, and follow up care is limited.” |
