Neglected Diseases Afflict South Asia's Poor

Nov 3, 2011

At a time when economists predict that South Asia’s economy will grow, health experts point to hundreds of millions suffering from neglected infections, often as a result of poverty. In a series of new studies, researchers say many countries in South Asia bear a disproportionate burden of these diseases and have a need for new drugs and vaccines. In part 1 of a two-part series, Vidushi Sinha looks at the toll these diseases take on the poorest of the poor.

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