Tourists To Caribbean Urged To Pay One Dollar Each To Help Fight Tropical Diseases Of Poverty

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 09:14 in Health & Medicine

In an editorial in this month's PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the journal's Editor in Chief, Professor Peter Hotez (George Washington University and Sabin Vaccine Institute) proposes that a modest $1 airline or cruise ship tax or a tax on tourist entry could provide a funding mechanism for the Caribbean countries to control these NTDs.

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