Developing countries' disease trap : a review of reasons and responses.

ABOUT 15 million lives are lost annually to diseases that are treatable or at least preventable in developing countries. Developing countries are burdened by deadly infectious diseases including malaria and tuberculosis, which were eradicated in the developed countries about five decades ago. Develo...

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Main Author: Aruna Vasantha Raj Urs.
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Published: 2008
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-143252020-11-01T08:15:30Z Developing countries' disease trap : a review of reasons and responses. Aruna Vasantha Raj Urs. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science ABOUT 15 million lives are lost annually to diseases that are treatable or at least preventable in developing countries. Developing countries are burdened by deadly infectious diseases including malaria and tuberculosis, which were eradicated in the developed countries about five decades ago. Developing countries are caught in a disease trap: for some diseases there are no effective treatments while for some others, treatments are not affordable by these countries. Further, these countries do not have proper healthcare infrastructure to administer the treatments for many diseases where effective drugs are available. Master of Science (International Political Economy) 2008-11-13T09:17:23Z 2008-11-13T09:17:23Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14325 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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Aruna Vasantha Raj Urs.
Developing countries' disease trap : a review of reasons and responses.
description ABOUT 15 million lives are lost annually to diseases that are treatable or at least preventable in developing countries. Developing countries are burdened by deadly infectious diseases including malaria and tuberculosis, which were eradicated in the developed countries about five decades ago. Developing countries are caught in a disease trap: for some diseases there are no effective treatments while for some others, treatments are not affordable by these countries. Further, these countries do not have proper healthcare infrastructure to administer the treatments for many diseases where effective drugs are available.
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title Developing countries' disease trap : a review of reasons and responses.
title_short Developing countries' disease trap : a review of reasons and responses.
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