We hope everyone’s had a great week so far! We have a brand new list of reads for your daily dose of NTD and global health news. Today we’re reading about a review of studies on the effectiveness of infectious disease programs in developing countries, the Malaysian ministry of health’s focus on infectious diseases, information about The Global Health Progress (GHP) initiative, and dengue in Key West, FL with a mention of Dr. Peter Hotez and his New York Times op-ed.
I found TropIKA’s post on an infectious disease program review to be especially interesting. The post highlights an article where researchers conducted a review using MEDLINE and Science Direct databases to search for studies on infectious disease programs in low-income countries. The findings of the review heavily relied on the terms that were used to search on the databases. One “problem” term in particular includes “pro-poor,” which does not have a clear definition. In fact, findings were limited because of the term’s lack of definition. I found the emphasis that’s put on this term fascinating; it reminds me of how the word “neglected” has been attached to NTDs and how certain words can have such a significant effect on public health. Hope you enjoy the post as much as I did!
Do the poor benefit from infectious disease programmes?, Paul Chinnock, TropIKA
Health Ministry to focus research on four diseases, Tan Yi Liang, The Sun
Improving Access to Healthcare in the Developing World, Mark Grayson, Article Alley
Dengue Virus Infections Linked to Key West, Florida, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
