A recent International Health paper examines the amounts of official development assistance budgeted for health to determine the share of funds neglected tropical diseases receive. "On average, only 0.6% of total annual health (ODA) was dedicated to the fight against NTDs while the average share of control projects for HIV/AIDS was 36.3%, for malaria 3.6%, and for tuberculosis 2.2%. This allocation of health ODA does not reflect the diseases' respective health burdens. Furthermore, the availability of cost-efficient treatments for NTDs supports the call for an increase in funds dedicated to the control of NTDs" (Liese/Schubert, 12/09).