Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases’ “End the Neglect”: Upholding Germany’s Historic Commitment to Poverty-Related and Neglected Diseases
Peter Hotez, president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and Neeraj Mistry, managing director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, discuss Germany’s history of discovering and treating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Hotez and Mistry urge the German government to support efforts and legislation aimed at improving research and development of and access to NTD treatments (12/30).