Fatal Neglect: The Global Health Revolution's Forgotten Patients

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Neglected tropical diseases affect the millions of the world's most vulnerable people. These are patients who can't afford expensive treatments and that's why the pharmaceutical industry has not wanted to invest in research and development (R&D) for them. At the turn of the century, R&D for medicines, diagnostics, and vaccines to fight neglected diseases was at a virtual standstill. From 1975 to