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1Artsen zonder Grenzen, Medische afdeling, EA Amsterdam. hans_veeken@amsterdam.msf.org
Abstract:
Neglected diseases are diseases restricted to poor areas; diseases for which there exist no commercial incentives to invest in the development of new treatments. Patients suffering from these diseases often have no access to essential drugs; this can be a matter of life and death. Lack of research and patent protection play a crucial role. Both are cost driven; greed in the West curtails the availability of life-saving drugs for all. Treatment options for trypanosomiasis and visceral leishmaniasis are lacking. It is recommended that drugs for the treatment of 'neglected diseases' be developed via a centralised, public approach that is not based on profit, rather than leaving it to free enterprise.
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