NEW AID: Resources

 
The NEW AID Foundation is committed to providing resources that document the problem of infectious diseases in developing countries.
 
Publications New York Times: "Medicine Merchants: A special report; Drug Makers and 3rd World: Study in Neglect," May 21, 2000

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: "The need for new drugs against tuberculosis: obstacles, opportunities, and next steps."

The Lancet, October 20, 2001 (free registration required): "No closure in sight for the 10/90 health-research gap."

Science, March 17, 2000: "The global drug gap."

WHO Global Burden of Disease Study

Bulletin of the WHO: "USA gets to grips with priority-setting for health research."

Global Health Forum I: "Creating Global Markets for Neglected Drugs and Vaccines: A Challenge for Public - Private Partnerhips."

 

Sources of Mortality, 2000 (thousands)

 

 

 

Selected Regions

World

Africa

SE Asia

Latin America

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

All causes

55,694

 

10,572

 

14,157

 

3,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIV

2,943

5.3

2,392

22.6

371

2.6

57

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected neglected diseases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tuberculosis

1,660

3.0

380

3.6

674

4.8

55

1.8

 Malaria

1,080

1.9

966

9.1

51

0.4

2

0.0

 African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)

50

0.0

49

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

 American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ Disease)

21

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

21

0.7

 Lymphatic Filariasis

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.0

 Onchocerciasis

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

 Schistosomiasis

11

0.0

5

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

 Leishmaniasis

41

0.0

9

0.0

30

0.2

0

0.0

 Dengue Fever

12

0.0

0

0.0

10

0.0

0

0.0

 Diarrheal infections and intestinal nematodes

2,141

3.8

709

6.7

957

6.8

79

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-communicable diseases and injuries

41,296

74.1

4,054

38.3

9,922

70.1

2,644

85.4

SE Asia: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bhutan, South Korea, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal

Latin America: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Domincan Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada,  Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincents and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

 

 

 

Sources of DALY*, 2000 (thousands)

 

 

 

Selected Regions

World

Africa

SE Asia

Latin America

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

All causes

1,472,392

 

353,286

 

425,004

 

96,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIV

90,392

6.1

72,651

20.6

11,476

2.7

1,859

1.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected neglected diseases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tuberculosis

35,792

2.4

9,788

2.8

14,992

3.5

1,115

1.2

 Malaria

40,213

2.7

35,747

10.1

1,874

0.4

110

0.1

 African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)

1,585

0.1

1,558

0.4

0

0.0

0

0

 American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ Disease)

680

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

673

0.7

 Lymphatic Filariasis

5,549

0.4

1,860

0.5

2,796

0.7

9

0.0

 Onchocerciasis

951

0.0

879

0.2

0

0.0

3

0.0

 Schistosomiasis

1,713

0.1

1,372

0.4

3

0.0

79

0.0

 Leishmaniasis

1,810

0.1

394

0.1

1,215

0.3

46

0.0

 Dengue Fever

433

0.0

6

0

371

0.0

10

0.0

 Diarrheal infections and intestinal nematodes

67,038

4.6

22,147

6.3

24,876

5.9

3,392

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-communicable diseases and injuries

1,034,558

70.3

139,709

39.5

306,161

72.0

81,943

85.0

*DALY: Disability Adjusted Life Years (the number of healthy years of life lost due to premature death and disability)

SE Asia: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bhutan, South Korea, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal

Latin America: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Domincan Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada,  Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincents and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela


Links Global Forum for Health Research
Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
Institute For Global Health

Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
Medicines for Malaria Venture
Malaria Vaccine Initiative
Roll Back Malaria
Global Alliance for TB Drug Development
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund

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