Abstract
THE FIRST STEP in treating a disease is diagnosing it. For tropical diseases in developing countries, such diagnoses aren't as easy as they should be. Many of these countries lack the trained personnel or reliable infrastructure to support complicated analyses. Simplified methods and equipment could improve such diagnoses. A symposium at Pittcon, held last month in Chicago, focused on efforts to develop better, cheaper methods for diagnosing tropical diseases. The American Chemical Society's Division of Analytical Chemistry organized and sponsored the symposium. Helen Lee of the department of hematology at the University of Cambridge presented surprising statistics about the availability of basic supplies and infrastructure in developing countries. In a survey of African facilities, a small yet significant fraction lacked even the most basic resources, such as a reliable source of electricity and tap water (17% and 7%, respectively), she said. The availability of other supplies was worse, and 40% of facil...
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