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The World Can't Wait: More Funding Needed for Research on Neglected Infectious Diseases
Publication Date: December 2008
Publisher(s): Families USA
Author(s): Janet Goldberg; Dee Mahan; Kudzai Makomva; Christine Kim
Topic: Health (Diseases and disorders)
Health (Medical research and technology)
Keywords: funding; infectious disease; research
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This report evaluates the U.S. government's commitment to research on eight neglected infectious diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, focusing on funding for the four major agencies that are engaged in this research (CDC, DOD, NIH, and USAID). The report includes several tables that break down this funding by disease, by agency, and by research category.