“Despite impressive advances in science, technology, and medicine, society has failed to allocate sufficient resources to fight the diseases that particularly affect the poor”

Trouiller et al, 2002

Section Introduction

During this tutorial we will cover:

• What the 90/10 gap is, and why it occurs 
• The 'research gap' of access to essential medicines
• What we mean by 'neglected' and 'tropical' diseases
• What we mean by 'blockbuster' drugs and why they are so important
• The pharmaceutical industry's reasons for not investing in neglected diseases
• Some of the mechanisms available to solve the ‘research gap’

Modules in this section:

Solving the Research Gap