BRICS, G7 Nations Call Attention To NTDs, Should Uphold Commitments

Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases’ “End the Neglect”: BRICS and G7 Countries Poised to Expand Access to NTD Treatments
Alex Gordon, communications associate for the Global Network and the Sabin Vaccine Institute, writes, “…Recently, the Global Network was encouraged to see both the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and the Group of 7 (G7) call attention to NTDs and add momentum to the global movement to control and eliminate them. … [W]e hope they will deliver on their promises and take concrete actions to control and eliminate NTDs…” (2/6).

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