Increased funding for combatting neglected tropical diseases will not alone make poverty history. The specific contexts of affected areas must be better understood and existing problems dealt with

Allen, Tim ORCID: 0000-0003-1866-0181 and Parker, Melissa (2012) Increased funding for combatting neglected tropical diseases will not alone make poverty history. The specific contexts of affected areas must be better understood and existing problems dealt with. British Politics and Policy at LSE (07 Feb 2012). Website.

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The UK government has recently committed more funds to tackle neglected tropical diseases. While this is a tremendously positive step, there are many issues besides funding that need to be addressed in order to make better headway. In particular, there tends to be overly optimistic assessments of the programmes’ effectiveness that runs contrary to the evidence. Tim Allen and Melissa Parker argue that the incorporation of different disciplinary perspectives and an integrated biosocial approach is essential.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Authors
Divisions:	International Development
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2012 15:15
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2024 12:45
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/44549

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