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Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
PLoS Medicine · 2006 · Vol. 3(5) · pp. e102–e102
Peter J. Hotez✉(George Washington University)David Molyneux(George Washington University)Alan Fenwick(George Washington University)Eric A. Ottesen(Sabin Vaccine Institute)Sonia Ehrlich Sachs(Imperial College London)Jeffrey D. Sachs
Abstract
Hotez et al. argue that achieving success in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria may well require a concurrent attack on the neglected tropical diseases.
Parasites and Host InteractionsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health and SurgeryMalariaTuberculosisHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)MedicineExtensively drug-resistant tuberculosisNeglected tropical diseasesGlobal healthVirologyTropical diseaseEnvironmental health
MeSH terms
AntimalarialsAntitubercular AgentsDrug Therapy, CombinationHealth PolicyHumansInternational CooperationMalariaOrphan Drug ProductionPolicy MakingPovertyTropical MedicineTuberculosisGlobal HealthHIV InfectionsComorbidity
Funding
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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811
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