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Cutting Military Medical Research Funding Would Jeopardize Health Of U.S. Troops, World's Poorest
"In recent months, many politicians and presidential hopefuls have called for budget reductions, and many have specifically targeted military spending for cutbacks," Peter Hotez and James Kazura, past president and president, respectively, of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, write in this Atlantic opinion piece. "[P]rograms such as the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) often find themselves low on the priority list despite their crucial role in saving the lives of our troops on the battlefield and here at home," they write, adding, "Today, American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan still face formidable tropical disease threats. ... For over 100 years, WRAIR has been the U.S. military's premier institution for preventing these types of tropical infections."
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