Since the commencement of the International Health Regulations in 2007, global public health security has been faced with numerous emerging and ongoing events. Moreover, the Joint External Evaluation is a voluntary tool developed in compliance with the Global Health Security Agenda that represents the high responsibility of international health community towards the increased incidence of emerg...

The impact of scientific achievements in human genetics on cancer and on many other diseases and conditions is enormous. These achievements and their potential multi-faceted effects on humans are often discussed in professional scientific and academic forums, but involvement of the lay public has been minimal. The 2003 Hispanic/Latino Genetics Community Consultation Network (HLGCCN) Summit was ...

Frank and colleagues for the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute are the highest-ranking winners of the 2009–2010 CIHR/CMAJ competition for the Top Achievements in Health Research. Dr. Devereaux and colleagues describe the POISE trial in the following essay. Dr. Hull’s essay, the essay by Dr. Frank and colleagues, and synopses of the other three winning achievements are available at www.cma...

Walter C. Willett MD, DrPH, is Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and Chairman of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health as well as a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He studied food science as an undergraduate at Michigan State University, obtained a medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and a Doctorate in...

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements, preventing both mortality and morbidity. However, overall immunization rates are still below the 90% target for Healthy People 2020. There remain significant disparities in immunization rates between children of different racial/ethnic groups, as well as among economically disadvantaged populations. There are systemic issues and chall...

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection remains a public health problem at a global level, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The infection normally manifests as hand-foot-mouth disease; however, it is capable of developing into potentially fatal neurological complications. There is currently no approved vaccine or antiviral substance available for the prevention or treatment of EV71 infection. T...

objectives this study is the first of its kind to determine the framework, advantages, and limitations of bot contracts for health care projects in selected countries. background advantages and limitations of build-operate-transfer (bot) contracts in various forms of public-private partnership (ppp) arrangements have not been studied. conclusions this study suggests that more information transp...