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Peter Hotez

Title President
Organization Sabin Vaccine Institute

Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., is president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and director of Sabin Vaccine Development.

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Why Neglected Tropical Diseases Need a Renewed Focus

October 14, 2010 / Peter Hotez

HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis are often thought of as “the big three” of the great global public health problems affecting the world’s poorest people. However, emerging evidence over the last five years has revealed that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent an important fourth leg to the global health table.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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