Childhood poverty is common in Canada: 1,114,000 children under 16 years of age live below the poverty line. The incidence is highest among children of single mothers, unemployed parents, Canadian native peoples and recent immigrants, particularly refugees. Compared with the national average, the infant mortality rate is twice as high, deaths from infectious diseases are 2.5 times more common a...

South Asian countries have developed infectious disease control programs such as routine immunization, vaccination, and the provision of essential drugs which are operating nationwide in cooperation with many local and foreign NGOs. Most South Asian countries have a relatively low prevalence of HIV/AIDS until now, but issues like poverty, food insecurity, illiteracy, poor sanitation, and social...

BACKGROUND The incidence of Kala Azar (KA), a neglected tropical infectious disease, describes the pattern of disease, but is not principally concerned with explaining its causes. The transmission of the infectious diseases is determined by the complex interactions between environmental and socioeconomic factors. Environmental factors are predicted to have a significant impact on disease transm...

This paper presents an interview with Dr. David Satcher of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the issue of infectious and chronic diseases. The problem of new and reemerging infectious diseases around the world, particularly in developing countries, is discussed. While drug resistant malaria and sporadic outbreaks of Ebola in Africa have alarmed health programs, AI...

Infectious diseases disproportionately affect the health of populations living in lowand middle-income countries. In addition to the most prevalent diseases, malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and HIV, more than 1 billion people worldwide—most of whom live in remote, rural areas, urban slums, or conflict zones—are also vulnerable to a diverse group of diseases termed neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)...