Diseases of poverty and the 10/90 gap

Authors:

Philip Stevens

Publication date:

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Teaser:

A new report from the Campaign for Fighting Diseases explores the so-called "10/90 Gap" - the idea that only 10% of global health research is devoted to conditions accounting for 90% of the global disease burden. The report shows that the 10/90 Gap is a myth.