Attention and Responsibility in Global Health: The Currency of Neglect

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Part I Becoming Neglected
	Chapter 1 Introduction: Caring About Neglected Narratives
		Uncovering the Neglected
		What Are Neglected Tropical Diseases?
		Charting a Policy History
		Has NTD Research Been Neglected?
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 2 Theoretical Approaches to Attention and Neglect
		Policy Problems
		Problematisation
		Evidence for Policy
		Advocacy Through Social Movements
		Innovation Conceptualisation for Solutions
		Disciplinary Influences
		Global Health Actors and Landscape
		Conclusion: Neglect as a Policy Characterisation
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 3 The Politics of Disease Categories
		A History of NTDs as a Policy Issue
		Early Initiatives: ‘Bringing Science Into Tropical Disease Research’
		Timeline of Key Events
		From the Berlin Meeting to the London Declaration
		The First Paper
		The London Declaration and Disease Lists
		Different Ways to Cut a Pie
		Listing Diseases and the Politics of Categorisation
		Categories of Inclusion Or Exclusion
		Global Campaigns and the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’
		Political Influence
		The Gates Foundation and Technological Solutionism
		From Drug Donation to R&D
		Other Sites of Neglect
		Conclusion: Beyond the SDGs
		Notes
		References
Part II Becoming Un-Neglected
	Chapter 4 The Transition of Tropical Diseases
		Tropical and Neglected Categories
		What Is ‘Tropical’?
		Tropical Re-Relevance
		Current Geography
		Challenging Geographic Classification: Chronically Tropical
			Yellow Fever
			Dengue
		Blue Marble Health
		What Is ‘Neglected’?
		Definitions of Neglect
		Measuring for Attention: From the 10/90 Gap to DALYs
		Neglect in Measurement
		Finding Neglect in Solutions: ‘50 Cents Per Person’
		Drug Dominance
		Conclusion: Otherness of Neglect
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 5 Advocacy for Neglect
		A New Disease Brand
		Careers in an Unmodern Or Modern Science
		Borrowing From the Past: ‘Great Neglected Diseases’ – the Proto Brand
		Attracting Scientific Talent and the Promise of Biotechnology
		United States: Media-Friendliness and Scientific Diplomacy
		United Kingdom: Change On the Ground
		Advocacy Roles
		Scientist Advocates in China and Brazil
		Collectivist Science in China
		Nationalist Sentiments in Brazil
		A Global Policy Movement
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 6 Conclusion: Neglect in Policy
		Policy Rationales
		A Typology of Neglect
			Information
			Emotion
			Action
			Thought
		Who Is Responsible?
		NTDs Today: Taking Out the ‘Neglect’
		Notes
		References
Index