Fighting the Word's Most Devastating Diseases: A Plan for Action


 

Publication Date: October 2007

Publisher: Families USA

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Research Area: Health

Type: Report

Abstract:

Tuberculosis (TB), malaria, HIV/AIDS, and neglected tropical diseases cause millions of deaths worldwide every year and make millions more seriously ill. New medical interventions are desperately needed for all of these diseases. This brief examines why research on these diseases is severely underfunded and discusses how the U.S. should correct this shortfall.