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Sabin Vaccine Institute
"Nearly one quarter of the world’s most serious neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and 100 percent of Chagas disease occur in the Catholic-majority countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, a finding highlighted in an editorial published on April 26th in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Despite significant efforts by Catholic charities operating throughout NTD-endemic areas, Dr. Peter Hotez, President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, argues that the prevalence of NTDs in Catholic communities requires greater collaboration between local charities, churches and governments for control programs to fully succeed. Catholic relief organizations and local churches, in particular, are strongly positioned to play a leading role in eliminating NTDs afflicting the world’s poor."
