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Despite the growing burden of non-infectious diseases such as cardiovascular disease or cancer in developing countries, they continue to receive little attention from local governments or international aid agencies.
(Photo credit: World Diabetes Foundation)
Opinions and Analysis
Tropical-chronic diseases link 'could inform health policy'
Understanding how neglected tropical diseases affect chronic diseases can help inform health policies, say Peter Hotez and Abdallah Daar.
19 November 2008
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Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Africa ill-equipped for fight against cancer
African governments are ill-prepared to address the continent's growing cancer burden, warn Hany Besadaand and Vadim Ermakov.
11 September 2008
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Source: Business Daily Africa
News and Features
Bankruptcy leaves indigenous sickle cell treatment in jeopardy
Xechem International, the US-based company that owns the rights to a promising sickle cell anaemia treatment, has filed for bankruptcy.
21 November 2008
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Health funding 'does not reflect real needs'
A study finds that infectious diseases receive a disproportionately large amount of funding from the WHO.
