Opinion: Now is the time to innovate for more than 1 billion people with neglected tropical diseases
With the first results of multiple Covid-19 vaccine candidates giving hope to billions of people around the world, the power of biomedical research has captured the public’s attention. The speed with which it moved to develop vaccines, treatments, and diagnostic tests has been impressive — although equitable access to these innovations is still unsure.
The same kinds of efforts should be deployed for the more than 1 billion people living with so-called neglected tropical diseases.
