[HOT] Neglected Tropical Diseases - Economist 2027-4-21

[john whelan]

There is an interesting article in the Economist about how these diseases
are being reduced.  It started in 1987 when Merck started to give away a
drug that was effective against river blindness.  One problem was getting
it to those who need it.

The World Bank and the World Health Organisation teamed up with charities,
and doner governments.  In Nigeria the work that was done in the fight
against polio helped put in place a better public health system that helped
the fight against Ebola.

The Economist thinks that for every dollar spent the return is about
fifteen dollars in having more people able to work productively.

There are multiple diseases and although Malaria and AIDs get the headlines
and are often tagged onto HOT projects it looks as if multiple diseases are
being fought using OpenStreetMap and the same health workers.

So the maps we create are just not used for a single purpose but multiple
ones and there is a economic case for mapping.

Cheerio John
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