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Research and development for neglected diseases: more is still needed, and faster

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Neglected diseases, such as diarrhoeal diseases, malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases are rife where poverty prevails. Hundreds of millions of people living in rural and urban areas of resource-poor countries are affected.1 According to data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, the collective burden of neglected diseases is 248 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and they caused 4 million deaths in 2010 (table).2,3 The Millennium Development Goals directly or indirectly address neglected diseases.

Source: The Lancet Global Health

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(13)70148-7

Authors: Jürg Utzinger, Jennifer Keiser

Institutions: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel

Language: English

Topic: Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, No poverty

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,680