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NIH Launch of the Council of Science Editors'
2007 Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development

How might the latest scientific research on poverty and human development impact global health policy? Webcast Available

A total of 235 scientific journals in 37 countries participated in the Council of Science Editors’ 2007 Global Theme Issue. More than 1,000 articles are being published simultaneously, representing research in 85 countries.

Seven of the most outstanding articles from these journals addressing critical issues of global health research and policy were selected by a panel of NIH and CSE experts for presentation. New research in these articles examines interventions and projects to improve health and reduce health-care inequities among the poor. Subject areas include: childbirth safety, HIV/AIDS, malaria treatment, food insufficiency and sexual behavior, interventions to improve child survival, physician brain drain from the developing world, and influenza's impact on children.

NIH News release:
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2007/fic-22.htm

"Bridging the Coverage Gap in Global Health", published by JAMA and authored by Robert B. Eiss, MA, Fogarty International Center and Roger I. Glass, Director, Fogarty International Center

List of participating journals

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List of global theme articles

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• "Food insufficiency is associated with high-risk sexual behavior among women in Botswana and Swaziland," published by PLoS Medicine and presented by Dr. Sheri Weiser, University of California San Francisco
• "Reduced in-hospital mortality after improved management of children less than five years of age hospitalized with malaria – A randomized trial," published by BMJ and presented by Dr. Sidu Biai and Dr. Amabelia de Jesus Pereira Rodrigues, Bandim Health Project (Guinea Bissau, West Africa)
• "Human resources for treating HIV/AIDS: Needs, capacities, and gaps," published by AIDS Patient Care and STDs and presented by Dr. Salal Humair, Lahore University of Management & Sciences (Lahore, Pakistan) and Dr. Till Barnighausen, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal (South Africa)
• "Too Poor to Leave, Too Rich to Stay" Developmental and global health correlates of physician migration to the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom," published by American Journal of Public Health and presented by Dr. Onyebuchi Arah and Dr. Uzor Ogbu, University of Amsterdam Medical Center (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
• "Improving child survival through environmental and nutritional interventions: The importance of targeting interventions towards the poor," published by JAMA and presented by Dr. Majid Ezzati, Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, Mass.)
• "Cellular and humoral responses to influenza in Gabonese children living in rural and semi-urban areas," published by Journal of Infectious Diseases and presented by Dr. Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Leiden University Medical Center (Leiden, The Netherlands)
• "Chlorhexidine vaginal and neonatal wipes in home births in Pakistan: A randomized controlled trial," published by Obstetrics & Gynecology and presented by Dr. Sarah Saleem, Aga Khan University (Karachi, Pakistan)