1.23.09
Infrastructure Targeting Neglected Tropical Diseases Is Ideal Platform For Upscaling Malaria Treatment
Medical News Today
Correspondence in this week's edition of The Lancet says that the community infrastructure which treats tropical diseases requires recognition as a critical platform for upscaling malaria interventions, particularly bednets and antimalarial drugs.
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1.23.09
Strategic Implications of Global Health
Council on Foreign Relations
The National Intelligence Council released this December 2008 publication in January 2009. The report builds on a 2000 National Intelligence Estimate, The Global Infectious Disease Threat and its Implications for the United States.
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1.21.09
Tommy Thompson vs. Tropical Diseases
Wisconsin State Journal
Tommy Thompson was Wisconsin's governor for 14 years, led the nation's Heath and Human Services Department and chaired a global fund to fight AIDS and other high-profile diseases.
Now Thompson is seeking support for a new war against an ancient — and lowly — enemy: parasitic worms.
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12.30.08
PAHO, IDB and Sabin refine fight against neglected diseases in Latin America and Caribbean
Pan-American Health Organization
With more than 210 million poor people bearing the burden of neglected diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean,the Pan American Health Organization, the Inter-American Development Bank, and pa
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12.30.08
Rwandan Authorities Joining the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
The Access Project
The Access Project’s efforts to enlist local authorities in the campaign against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Rwanda are paying off.
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12.23.08
BBC World 'Survival' Documentary Series Features NTDs
Rockhopper Television has recently produced "Survival," a landmark documentary series made for BBC World News.
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