title: Bringing neglected tropical diseases into the spotlight.
abstract: The correlation between poverty and the neglected tropical disease (NTD) burden is undeniable. NTDs are a brand without copyright; an international movement gathering momentum towards a common goal of tackling major causes of preventable illness in low-income countries. New reports by Liese and Schubert and Moran et. al. act as a call to arms, highlighting a need for research into NTD treatment and control that is essential to improving the lives of the 'bottom billion.'
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington, London, UK. lara.payne08@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fitchett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D011203:Poverty; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014330:Tropical Medicine