Infectious Diseases of Poverty, the first five years

Infectious Diseases of Poverty reviewer acknowledgement 2015

CONTRIBUTING REVIEWERS The editors of Infectious Diseases of Poverty would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in volume 4 (2015).

Health systems perspectives – infectious diseases of poverty

The right to health as a fundamental human right is enshrined in the World Health Organization's charter and has been reaffirmed in international agreements spanning decades. This new journal reminds us of the essential characteristic of poverty as a violent abuse of human rights. The context of poverty - its social, political and economic dimensions - remain in the reader's mind as evidence is...

The First Twenty-Five Years

At the initial meeting of the AES, held in November 1927, among the resolutions passed, two were of particular significance. They were: 1. That the object of this Society be to promote the study and discussion of epidemiological problems. 2. That membership shall consist only of those active and interested in the study of epidemiology. Although the by-laws did not specify that unfinished work c...

Poverty trap formed by the ecology of infectious diseases.

While most of the world has enjoyed exponential economic growth, more than one-sixth of the world is today roughly as poor as their ancestors were many generations ago. Widely accepted general explanations for the persistence of such poverty have been elusive and are needed by the international development community. Building on a well-established model of human infectious diseases, we show how...

Causes of Mortality during the First Five Years of Life, Yazd City, Iran (2005-2008)