there are many published articles which cover current and future challenges of epidemiology. however, up until now, most of them are written by developed world epidemiologists. therefore, despite a common use of assumptions, they did not have the opportunity to discuss the different range of practical tasks and priorities away from developed countries. the topics covered are; facing poverty, no...

  Poverty is a multi-dimensional problem and various researchers, based on their field, have investigated different aspects of poverty. Moreover, poverty, as a global problem, could be an interesting subject for both developed and developing countries. In recent decades, both international org...

E752 CMAJ, August 9, 2011, 183(11) © 2011 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Apreviously well 54-year-old woman was admitted to hospital for investigation of bilateral pain in her legs that prevented her from walking. She had a threeweek history of pain, which started in the knees and progressed to involve the muscles of her lower limbs diffusely. This pain was associated with mild s...

the least developed and developing countries constitute two third of the members the world trade organizations (wto). these groups of countries have different views and concerns on international trade issues. as far as development is concerned, they have different needs and their economic system is often weak and fragile and therefore, they need extra protection. the wto agreements contain spec...