Developing and financing neglected disease vaccines in our new era of blue marble health and the anthropocene epoch

摘要

New findings of widespread neglected diseases among the poor living in wealthy group of 20 (G20) economies and the concept of “blue marble health” offer innovative mechanisms for financing urgently new vaccines, especially for vector-borne neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This approach could complement or parallel a recently suggested global vaccine development fund for pandemic threats.