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- EIN 27-4482027
- (858) 614-6454
- 9909 Huennekens St, Suite 100 San Diego CA 92121 USA
- https://ddtd.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health, Medical Research
Mission: The majority of the world's population lives under unacceptable healthcare conditions. Though hardly known in the developed world, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) afflict 1 in 6 people, or approximately 1.4 billion individuals. NTDs are severely debilitating, lower cognitive function in children, and hamper economic development. Despite their prevalence, NTDs remain largely overlooked by the pharmaceutical industry due to their lack of profitability. Drugs & Diagnostics for Tropical Diseases (DDTD) is a non-profit 501c3 research organization created to discover new treatments and diagnostics that affect predominantly vulnerable populations. At DDTD we embrace the ideal of eliminating diseases that do not belong to the 21st century, especially those due to parasitic worms. Diagnostics are critical to support all stages of disease elimination programs. Diagnostics are used to (1) map a disease and plan the fight – the first step towards eliminating a disease, (2) monitor the progress of interventions such as mass-drug administration or vaccination programs, (3) decide when interventions can be safely halted, and (4) implement post-intervention surveillance program to ensure that the disease is not reemerging.
Programs: Developing experimental drugs to treat diseases