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Ideas & Opinions | February 23, 2010

Fighting Deadly Neglected Tropical Diseases: Opportunities to Expand U.S. Impact in Control of NTDs

Over 1 billion people are infected with one of the 14 diseases defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). These are the most common infections in the 2.7 billion people living on less than $2 a day and affects those often marginalized and forgotten by governments, left to suffer in silence. NTDs are diverse but all cause severe disability or death, and bring a major economic burden on endemic countries.

Special Report | February 22, 2010

Briefing Paper: Experience Treating The Most Neglected of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

Over one billion people are infected with one or more of the 14  diseases defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as  neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Top Ten Humantarian Crises | December 31, 2009

Lack of R&D and Scale Up of Treatment Plagues Patients with Neglected Diseases

More than 400 million people are at risk for the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and Buruli ulcer.

Field News | November 5, 2009

Southern Sudan: MSF Responds to Kala Azar Outbreak

MSF is responding to outbreaks of kala azar—a severe parasitic disease—in Southern Sudan. The emergency is in several locations across the eastern part of the region, and MSF is treating patients in its clinics in Pibor and Lankien, both in Jonglei State, and using mobile teams in Rom, in Upper Nile State, to actively trace patients.

Field News | October 19, 1998

News for the Week of October 19, 1998