Medicine & Health

Poverty Collection

Published June 8, 2016 Curated Collections

The Council of Science Editors organized a Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development in October 2007. More than 200 science and health journals, including PLOS Medicine, PLOS Biology, and PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, participated by publishing new articles.

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Editorials
The PLOS Medicine Debate
Policy Forum
Health in Action
Community Page
Perspective
Essays
Research Articles

Editorials

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PLOS Biology Poverty, Human Development, and Basic Biology
October 23, 2007 Liza Gross
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PLOS Medicine Thirty Ways to Improve the Health of the World’s Poorest People
October 23, 2007 The PLoS Medicine Editors

The PLOS Medicine Debate

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PLOS Medicine Which Single Intervention Would Do the Most to Improve the Health of Those Living on Less Than $1 Per Day?
October 23, 2007 Gavin Yamey, on Behalf of the Interviewees

Policy Forum

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10.1371/journal.pmed.0040308

PLOS Medicine Access to Health Care in Contexts of Livelihood Insecurity: A Framework for Analysis and Action
October 23, 2007 Brigit Obrist, Nelly Iteba, Christian Lengeler, Ahmed Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Rose Nathan, Sandra Alba, Angel Dillip, Manuel W Hetzel, Iddy Mayumana, Alexander Schulze, Hassan Mshinda

Health in Action

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http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040291

PLOS Medicine Integration of Information Technologies in Clinical Studies in Nicaragua
October 23, 2007 William Avilés, Oscar Ortega, Guillermina Kuan, Josefina Coloma, Eva Harris

Community Page

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10.1371/journal.pbio.0050289

PLOS Biology The Costs of Exclusion: Recognizing a Role for Local Communities in Biodiversity Conservation
October 23, 2007 Marc Ancrenaz, Lisa Dabek, Susan O'Neil

Perspective

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PLOS Medicine Food Insecurity—A Risk Factor for HIV Infection
October 23, 2007 Nigel Rollins

Essays

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http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.0050267

PLOS Biology Biology and Health Inequality
October 23, 2007 Eric Brunner
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PLOS Medicine Child Rights and Child Poverty: Can the International Framework of Children’s Rights Be Used to Improve Child Survival Rates?
October 23, 2007 Simon Pemberton, David Gordon, Shailen Nandy, Christina Pantazis, Peter Townsend
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http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040295

PLOS Medicine Squaring the Circle: AIDS, Poverty, and Human Development
October 23, 2007 Peter Piot, Robert Greener, Sarah Russell
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http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040295

PLOS Medicine Slum Health: From Understanding to Action
October 23, 2007 Alon Unger, Lee W Riley

Research Articles

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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000033

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Comparing Models for Early Warning Systems of Neglected Tropical Diseases
October 22, 2007 Luis Fernando Chaves, Mercedes Pascual
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10.1371/journal.pmed.0040306

PLOS Medicine Safe To Walk? Neighborhood Safety and Physical Activity Among Public Housing Residents
October 23, 2007 Gary G Bennett, Lorna H McNeill, Kathleen Y Wolin, Dustin T Duncan, Elaine Puleo, Karen M Emmons
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10.1371/journal.pmed.0040260

PLOS Medicine Food Insufficiency Is Associated with High-Risk Sexual Behavior among Women in Botswana and Swaziland
October 23, 2007 Sheri D Weiser, Karen Leiter, David R Bangsberg, Lisa M Butler, Fiona Percy-de Korte, Zakhe Hlanze, Nthabiseng Phaladze, Vincent Iacopino, Michele Heisler