UAEM Introductory Seminar 2010

Global Disease Burden:Causes of Low income communicable disease burden

▪ Basic nutrition▪ Clean water▪ Shelter▪ Education▪ Basic medical care

Access to health care workers Access to health care tools

The ProblemBillions of people around the world don’t haveaccess to the medicines they need to surviveand to thrive.The Access Gap & The Research Gap

The Research Gap: Drug Development

Case Study: Drugs for Tuberculosis

The Research Gap:Neglected Diseases

Dengue

Rabies

Buruli Ulcer

Leprosy

Chagas

Trypanosomiasis

Visceral Leishmaniasis

Dracunculiasis

Soil Transmitted Helminthiases

Challenges in the eradication of NTDs

Challenges in the eradication of NTDs

Challenges in the eradication of NTDs

Questions