strategic agenda in
Leishmaniasis in Americas
Dr. Zaida Yadon
Regional Advisor on Communicable Diseases Research
Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis Department
Pan American Health Organization
Why define priorities?
10/90 Gap (2004)
Only 10 per cent of global health research is devoted to conditions that
account for 90 per cent of the global disease burden – the so-called ‘10/90
Gap’.
Virtually all diseases prevalent in low income countries are ‘neglected’ and
that the pharmaceutical industry has invested almost nothing in research
and development (R&D) for these diseases.
PAHO Resolution CD 49 R.19
October 2009: Member States
committed to:
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Why define priorities?
•Strategy and Plan of Action for Leishmaniasis
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Dog interventions, and
• Vector control
Systematic review
The survey aims to identify:
• Successes in the last 5 years (research and
interventions).
• Progress on leishmaniasis research topics and
interventions.
• Elicitation of criteria for research
prioritization.
Survey Results
• 68/229 people of whom 65 answered