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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the addition of Lassa fever, chikungunya virus disease, rabies and cryptococcal meningitis to the list of tropical diseases.
The UK is to double the funding it streams into supporting the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), such as trachoma, Guinea worm and river blindness, over the next five years.