| NEW AID: Resources
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| 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." |
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Selected Regions |
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World |
Africa |
SE Asia † |
Latin America ‡ |
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No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
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All causes |
55,694 |
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10,572 |
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14,157 |
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3,097 |
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HIV |
2,943 |
5.3 |
2,392 |
22.6 |
371 |
2.6 |
57 |
1.8 |
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Selected neglected diseases |
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Tuberculosis |
1,660 |
3.0 |
380 |
3.6 |
674 |
4.8 |
55 |
1.8 |
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Malaria |
1,080 |
1.9 |
966 |
9.1 |
51 |
0.4 |
2 |
0.0 |
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African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) |
50 |
0.0 |
49 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ Disease) |
21 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
21 |
0.7 |
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Lymphatic Filariasis |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
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Onchocerciasis |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Schistosomiasis |
11 |
0.0 |
5 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Leishmaniasis |
41 |
0.0 |
9 |
0.0 |
30 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Dengue Fever |
12 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
10 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Diarrheal infections and intestinal nematodes |
2,141 |
3.8 |
709 |
6.7 |
957 |
6.8 |
79 |
2.6 |
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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
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Selected Regions |
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World |
Africa |
SE Asia † |
Latin America ‡ |
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No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
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All causes |
1,472,392 |
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353,286 |
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425,004 |
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96,365 |
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HIV |
90,392 |
6.1 |
72,651 |
20.6 |
11,476 |
2.7 |
1,859 |
1.9 |
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Selected neglected diseases |
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Tuberculosis |
35,792 |
2.4 |
9,788 |
2.8 |
14,992 |
3.5 |
1,115 |
1.2 |
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Malaria |
40,213 |
2.7 |
35,747 |
10.1 |
1,874 |
0.4 |
110 |
0.1 |
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African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) |
1,585 |
0.1 |
1,558 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ Disease) |
680 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
673 |
0.7 |
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Lymphatic Filariasis |
5,549 |
0.4 |
1,860 |
0.5 |
2,796 |
0.7 |
9 |
0.0 |
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Onchocerciasis |
951 |
0.0 |
879 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
0.0 |
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Schistosomiasis |
1,713 |
0.1 |
1,372 |
0.4 |
3 |
0.0 |
79 |
0.0 |
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Leishmaniasis |
1,810 |
0.1 |
394 |
0.1 |
1,215 |
0.3 |
46 |
0.0 |
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Dengue Fever |
433 |
0.0 |
6 |
0 |
371 |
0.0 |
10 |
0.0 |
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Diarrheal infections and intestinal nematodes |
67,038 |
4.6 |
22,147 |
6.3 |
24,876 |
5.9 |
3,392 |
3.5 |
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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