title: Solutions to neglected tropical diseases require vibrant local scientific communities.
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksoy
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011642:Publications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000379:methods*