Exhibition puts spotlight on diseases affecting 1.5 billion people
Edinburgh global health experts are seeking to catalyse action to combat preventable diseases that affect around 1.5 billion people worldwide.
University researchers have jointly organised an exhibition to raise awareness of the urgent need to tackle so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This group of 21 disorders – which are widespread in some of the world’s poorest regions – lead to thousands of preventable deaths every year and help perpetuate cycles of poverty, researchers say.