In the shadow of HIV/AIDS: forgotten diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: global health issues and funding agency responsibilities.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has generated international solidarity, particularly with sub-Saharan Africa. The mainly vertical approach to this challenge has, however, mobilized so much attention and so many resources that other crucial public health problems, such as chronic viral hepatitis and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), have been left in the shadows. One year after the first official World Hepatitis Day launched by WHO and the first UN meeting on NCDs, the world needs a vigorous debate on a more comprehensive approach to public health challenges in developing countries.
Medical Research Council, the Gambia Unit, Division of Hepatology, Atlantic Road, PO Box 273, Fajara, The Gambia, West Africa. mlemoine@mrc.gm
Maud
M
Lemoine
Pierre-Marie
PM
Girard
Mark
M
Thursz
Gilles
G
Raguin
D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology