“These are not neglected diseases but diseases of neglected people.”
For the London Declaration on Neglected Diseases, the Gates Foundation pledged $363 million to support research into new treatments.
Drug makers pledged to step up research as well as to expand donation programs of medications to poor countries. And others such as the World Bank, the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. and U.K. have brought the total estimated commitment to $785 million.
But we and others are wondering, What is a neglected disease? Some say cancer and mental illness are two of the largest neglected diseases that don’t normally get lumped in the ill-defined category.
