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Neglected diseases

Neglected diseases disproportionally affect people in the world’s least-developed countries and there are few tools available with which to diagnose and treat.

They cover neglected tropical diseases, such as kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis) and sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis), plus issues such as snakebite envenoming, but also Chagas, noma, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and others.

These diseases are considered ‘neglected’, as – although they are usually life-threatening and claim thousands of lives every year – the pharmaceutical and diagnostic industries ignore the development of vaccines, diagnostic tools and drugs to tackle them.

Neglected diseases

 
Kala Azar in Bihar, India
Access to medicines

Medicines shouldn't be a luxury

Project Update 19 Dec 2012
 
Lankien, Jonglei State and Nasir, Upper Nile State, South Sudan,
Neglected diseases

Millions of patients still waiting for medical 'breakthroughs' against neglected diseases

Press Release 13 Dec 2012
 
HAT Screening in CAR
Sleeping sickness

National control activities crippled by lack of funding

Press Release 6 Dec 2012
 
Cameroon

Raising awareness about Buruli ulcer

Project Update 16 Nov 2012
 
Pygmies affected by Yaws
Democratic Republic of Congo

Treating yaws in the Aka Pygmy population

Project Update 13 Nov 2012
 
Sleeping sickness

A new approach to tackle sleeping sickness

Project Update 24 Sep 2012
Advanced HIV management in Homa Bay
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