Article
Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease – Neglected Tropical Diseases: Treatment Updates
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SANGENITO, Leandro Stefano et al. Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease – Neglected Tropical Diseases: Treatment Updates. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, v. 19, n. 3, p. 174-177, 2019.
1568-0266
10.2174/156802661903190328155136
Autor
Sangenito, Leandro Stefano
Santos, Vanessa da Silva
d´Avila-Levy, Claudia Masini
Branquinha, Marta Helena
Santos, André Luis Souza dos
Oliveira, Simone S.C. de
Resumen
The World Health Organization (WHO) [1] has listed 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including infections caused by
viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa. Together, these illnesses put at risk more than 1.4 billion people that live in absolute poverty, primarily in developing countries. Despite the high morbidity and high costs with treatment/hospitalization, it is been evident that the private sector does not have suitable interest in financing programs against many of the NTDs. This regrettable
fact occurs because these conditions affect a portion of the population living on the margins of poverty, and therefore little financial return is obtained by the development of new drugs and diagnostic tests. This market strategy contributes to spread
poverty and generates social stigma in this neglected population .... 2022-01-01