Tag Archives: Neglected Tropical Diseases

Will WHO Member States Pony Up for Neglected Diseases?

By Ben Comer | Published: May 21, 2012
Recognizing that traditional market forces – namely incentives related to intellectual property and a steady demand for products – have failed in developing countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) asked a member state-nominated group to come up with ways to fund R&D and pay for the treatment of neglected diseases in the world’s poorest nations. [...]
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Fighting Tropical Disease: It's Now a Common Cause

By Guest Blogger | Published: February 8, 2012
David Torstensson, Senior Consultant, Pugatch Consilium, considers what the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases reveals about research and development efforts into neglected and tropical diseases. Last week, the Gates Foundation, several government aid agencies, the World Health Organization [WHO], and a host of  biopharm companies including GSK, Merck, Eisai, J&J, Sanofi, Novartis, Bayer and Abbott, [...]
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