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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

 
India

The disease of the 'untouchables'

Project Update 10 Aug 2007
 
Somalia

A circus of pain and relief - kala azar in Somalia

Project Update 8 May 2007
 
Ethiopia

Deadly kala azar is still forgotten

Press Release 30 Apr 2007
 
Sleeping sickness

New study shows potential for shorter and safer sleeping sickness treatment

Press Release 16 Nov 2006
 
Neglected diseases

Kala azar kills thousands each year

Project Update 10 Nov 2006
 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea

African sleeping sickness in the DRC

Project Update 19 Jul 2006
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