Tag Archives: neglected tropical diseases

In a second post on global health news for this week, U.S. President Barack Obama’s budget request for next year has reduced funding for neglected tropical diseases.  This decrease may have wide-reaching effects on one-sixth of the world’s population.  Additionally, a writer tells his story of life in a serodiscordant relationship and navigating the American health care […]

Neglected tropical diseases have been getting a bit of press recently, possibly because it’s been a slow news week or two in the world of global health.  Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are so named because they’re precisely that: generally ignored by funders, scientists, advocacy organizations, and governments.  They are often endemic in developing countries, where […]