dementia in middle- and low-income nations: a public health priority

Public Engagement in Health Priority Setting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Current Trends and Considerations for Policy

Democratization, rising literacy, the advent of the information age, and increasing connectedness are resulting in unprecedented opportunities for public participation in public affairs. In addition to promoting transparency and demonstrating inclusiveness, public consultation enhances ownership and resonates with the increasingly common decentralization of responsibility for social services to...

Urban environments, wealth and health: shifting burdens and possible responses in low and middle-income nations

Mental health services in low-income and middle-income countries.

Despite the publication of high-profile reports and promising activities in several countries, progress in mental health service development has been slow in most low-income and middle-income countries. We reviewed barriers to mental health service development through a qualitative survey of international mental health experts and leaders. Barriers include the prevailing public-health priority ...

Occupational health of Iranian farmworkers: A public health priority

Public health oncology: a framework for progress in low- and middle-income countries.

BACKGROUND The problems of cancer are increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMCs), which now have significant majorities of the global case and mortality burdens. The professional oncology community is being increasingly called upon to define pragmatic and realistic approaches to these problems. PATIENTS AND METHODS Focusing on mortality and case burden outcomes defines public healt...

A Public Health Approach to Hepatitis C Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

In light of new treatment regimens for hepatitis C, Amitabh Suthar and Anthony Harries outline a wider public health approach for tackling the disease.