Powerful stories of the debilitating effects of neglected tropical
diseases throughout the world, highlighting the successes and
challenges of those fighting to eliminate them. Neglected tropical
diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion of the world's poorest
people. More than 170,000 people die from NTDs each year, and many
more suffer from blindness, disability, disfigurement, cognitive
impairment, and stunted growth. Yet NTDs are treatable and
preventable, and the annual cost of treatment is incredibly low. In
Under the Big Tree, public health leader Ellen Agler and
award-winning writer Mojie Crigler tell the moving stories of those
struggling with these diseases and the life-saving work that can
be-and has been-done to combat NTDs. They introduce readers to
people from all walks of life-from car washers in Lake Victoria and
surgeons on motorbikes to under-resourced local nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) and Big Pharma scientists-as they chronicle
what has been called the largest public health program in the
world. On the one hand, the solutions are simple: deliver
medication to people who need it and leverage local systems to
offer prevention, treatment, and education. On the other hand,
solutions are complex: navigating local and national politics,
delivering treatment to some of the most remote, vulnerable
communities, and coordinating global and local donors,
international NGOs, thousands of health workers, and millions of
citizens. Drawing on interviews with major players in the NTD world
who share their cutting-edge research and frontline experiences,
Under the Big Tree is a moving introduction to the science, the
tactics, and the partnerships working to address these terrible
diseases that affect the most vulnerable people in the world. With
a foreword by Bill Gates, this book fascinates, inspires, and gives
readers concrete steps for further engagement.
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