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"Mr President, on Wednesday, the global campaign, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative was launched. Aids, malaria and TB are generally known problems. Less well known are Chagas disease, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis. Together with AIDS, TB and malaria, these diseases kill 14 million people each year, mainly in poor countries. They claim more victims globally than traffic accidents, famine and terrorism combined. Three billion dollars would be enough to fund the research needed to produce better treatments for these diseases. The solutions are within reach if solidarity and human sympathy are mobilised.
For many, ‘tsunami’ was an unknown word six months ago but, when the devastating power behind that word became generally known, we were rapidly able to mobilise aid for those affected. Now, attention is being paid to other less well-known diseases such as Chagas disease and leishmaniasis, which affect millions of people. This time too, let us show how we can teach ourselves new concepts and take new initiatives to combat these afflictions."@en1
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