A technician in Guinea runs a blood test for sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis, a neglected disease transmitted by the tsetse fly. Sleeping sickness can lead to death if left untreated. It is one of the diseases the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative focuses on.
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Waning commitments to global health causes and big pharma’s financial imperatives are threatening the development of innovative drugs to help patients left on the sidelines of medicine.
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