Supporting the Developing World’s Health Innovators
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping cuts to the international aid budget, in order to appease economically frustrated US voters who want their tax money spent at home. But the long-term rewards of supporting medical research in developing countries far outweigh short-term costs.
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DHAKA – In 2012, the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases signaled a bold new vision for international cooperation, in which networking and globalization could underpin efforts in the global South to eradicate deadly diseases that disproportionately affect the poorest communities. The London Declaration – the largest global public-health collaboration to date – helped to foster trust in the rules-based global order that emerged after World War II.