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*[[Wikipedia:Neglected Tropical Disease Research and Development]]
*[[Wikipedia:Neglected Tropical Disease Research and Development]]
*[[Wikipedia:Neglected diseases]]
*[[Wikipedia:Neglected diseases]]
*http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/ntd/
*[http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/ntd/ CDC: Neglected Tropical Diseases]
*http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/
*[http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/ USAIDS: NTD Program]
*http://www.globalnetwork.org/
*[http://www.globalnetwork.org/ Global Network: Neglected Tropical Diseases]
*http://www.plosntds.org/static/scope;jsessionid=F65C850118F0BF22D35DBEFF56F0B26C


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:10, 26 February 2016

Background

  • Group of diseases that disproportionately affects the poorest populations in the world
    • Worldwide they affect about 1 in 6 people
    • Cause significant disability and developmental delays → as such, they often perpetuate the cycle of poverty
  • Estimated to be the cause of about half a million deaths per year
  • Also cause the loss of more than 57million DALY's yearly

List of Diseases

List varies by source - this list aims to be comprehensive of all lists referenced
Bolded entries are the diseases on the WHO list

External Links

References

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