A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: Is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit Ready?

Peter J. Hotez; David H. Molyneux; Alan Fenwick; Lorenzo Savioli; Tsutomu Takeuchi

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000220

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A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: Is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit Ready?

Peter J. Hotez ,

* E-mail: PHotez@gwu.edu or mtmpjh@gwumc.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University and Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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David H. Molyneux,

Affiliation Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Alan Fenwick,

Affiliation Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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Lorenzo Savioli,

Affiliation Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Tsutomu Takeuchi

Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: Is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit Ready?

Peter J. Hotez,
David H. Molyneux,
Alan Fenwick,
Lorenzo Savioli,
Tsutomu Takeuchi

Published: March 26, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000220

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Funding for Yaws disease

Posted by DoctorNTD on 01 Apr 2008 at 16:40 GMT

Yaws is another neglected tropical disease still found in isolated pockets in some countries. As this diseases is targeted for eradication, adequate funding should be considered even though is not a high burden and global problem.
Similarly, zoonotic diseases are also to be considered.
Dr.CR Revankar.NJ

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