• PLOS.ORG
  • PLOS JOURNALS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • Login
PLOS Blogs
Monday, May 20, 2013 | Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
Skip to content
  • HOME
  • STAFF BLOGS ↓
    • The Official PLOS Blog
    • EveryONE
    • PLOS Biologue
    • PLOS Podcasts
    • Speaking of Medicine
  • BLOGS NETWORK ↓
    • The Guest Blog
    • ECO
      • All Models Are Wrong
      • The Gleaming Retort
      • Integrative Paleontologists
      • Tooth and Claw
      • Wonderland
    • HEALTH
      • Body Politic
      • DNA Science Blog
      • This May Hurt A Bit
      • Obesity Panacea
      • Public Health
      • Translational Global Health
      • Work In Progress
    • NEURO
      • Mind the Brain
      • Neuroanthropology
      • Neurotribes
    • CULTURE
      • At the Interface
      • CitizenSci
      • Gobbledygook
      • MIT SciWrite
      • Neuroanthropology
      • Neurotribes
      • The Panic Virus
      • Sci-Ed
      • The Student Blog
    • ARCHIVED BLOGS
      • Bad Physics
      • Genomeboy
      • Speakeasy Science
      • Take As Directed
  • COMMUNITY ↓
    • About PLOS Blogs
    • List of All Blogs
    • PLOS Blogs Contact
    • Community Guidelines
RSS Feed PLOS Blogs Network
PLOS Blogs Network
PLOS Blogs Network

Author:

Politics and Global Health – Are we missing the obvious?

By Greg Paton
Posted: February 11, 2013
Category: GregPaton | Tagged Africa, development, economics, globalhealth, gpaton, health, Lancet, ncdalliance, NCDs, Policy | Leave a comment
  • Share this page

  • PLOS BLOGS Book Corner

    PLOS BLOGS Book Corner

    'Work in Progress' blogger Jessica Wapner has a new book out on May 14 -- Click to watch the book trailer

  • Blogger Tweets

    • sethmnookinsethmnookin: 1st class Delta security line in Boston longer, w/fewer TSA agents. I guess some people would rather miss flight that mingle w/hoi polloi.
    • EmilyAnthesEmilyAnthes: Navy dolphins discover rare old torpedo http://t.co/1a9PyNGtc7 via @latimes
    • TravisSaundersTravisSaunders: Full text of very cool new paper posted to the #SBRN website http://t.co/vsrF3kuDB2
    • hillaryrosnerhillaryrosner: OK meteorologist just called Moore tornado "the worst tornado in the history of the world." Jesus. http://t.co/JPiW0OARL6
    • stevesilbermanstevesilberman: The Fillmore East, through the lens of seminal rock photographer Amalie Rothschild. http://t.co/uCvYL5IO75
    • daniel_lendedaniel_lende: RT @vaughanbell: How self-invented sign languages help us understand the birth of language http://t.co/0kEh0KaYyh Great short research video
    • mfennermfenner: RT @RickyPo: Officially Entering “And Then They Fight” Phase of Open Access http://t.co/ZxBKruKLWE #openaccess
    • MrEpidMrEpid: RT @jasonyork33: What's next , Ottawa parents threatening there kids that if they don't eat their vegetables,Matt Cooke will get them.
    • BethSkwBethSkw: Bacteriophage, our partners in slime.My piece in @ScienceNOW http://t.co/tEN94ZvYug
    • Jason_ReadsJason_Reads: RT @TreTre0: A heart breaking photo series highlighting a very significant issue: The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots http://t…
    • jeancflanaganjeancflanagan: @Laelaps Thanks so much for putting that Storify together!
  • Latest Network Comments

    • RT @plosblogs: #Food & #globalhealth,... by kunalthedreamer in Translational Global Health
    • RT @plosblogs: #Food & #globalhealth,... by cjgquesada in Translational Global Health
    • RT @plosblogs: #Food & #globalhealth,... by sandrodemaio in Translational Global Health
    • Good day! I know this is somewhat off top... by Buy PoE Items in Speakeasy Science
    • I know this if off topic but I'm looking ... by Buy Path of Exile Orbs in Speakeasy Science
    • Woah this blog is great i like reading yo... by WP Signal Tracker in Speakeasy Science
    • Nice content! I love it! Keep writing abo... by WP RSS Manget in Speakeasy Science
    • Nice content! I love it! Keep writing abo... by WP RSS Manget in Speakeasy Science
    • Hi, Neat post. There’s an issue along w... by WP Signal Tracker in Speakeasy Science
    • christian louboutin wdcgmryq louboutin sh... by you can get the best prom dress9 in Take As Directed
  • May 2013
    M T W T F S S
    « Apr    
     12345
    6789101112
    13141516171819
    20212223242526
    2728293031  
  • PLOS Staff Blogs

    • EveryONE
    • PLOS Biologue
    • PLOS Podcast
    • Speaking of Medicine
    • The Official PLOS Blog
  • PLOS Blogs Network

    • All Models Are Wrong
    • At the Interface
    • Body Politic
    • CitizenSci
    • DNA Science Blog
    • Gobbledygook
    • Integrative Paleontologists
    • Mind the Brain
    • MIT SciWrite
    • Neuroanthropology
    • NeuroTribes
    • Obesity Panacea
    • Public Health
    • Sci-Ed
    • The Gleaming Retort
    • The Guest Blog
    • The Panic Virus
    • The Student Blog
    • This May Hurt a Bit
    • Tooth and Claw
    • Translational Global Health
    • Wonderland
    • Work In Progress
  • PLOS Archived Blogs

    • Genomeboy
    • Speakeasy Science
    • Take as Directed
    • The Language of Bad Physics
  • Latest Network Posts

    • The Multiple Origins of Wine Grapes in EveryONE
    • Learning to read the tree of life in Sci-Ed
    • New DataCite / ORCID Integration Tool in Gobbledygook
    • Opportunistic pathogens evolve mostly harmlessly in healthy humans in EveryONE
    • Open for microbiology: PLOS Biology at ASM 2013 in PLOS Biologue
    • Reconnecting with Food. Essential for our health. in Translational Global Health
    • This Week in PLOS NTDs and PLOS Pathogens: Targeting Schistosome Receptors; the Secret Life of Glycoproteins; New Strategies Against TB; RRV Viral Entry Mediation in Rhesus Monkeys; and More in Speaking of Medicine
    • Botanical Beauty – Art – Forms – in – Nature in At the Interface
    • Mind the Brain Podcast Episode 01 - The Neuroscience of Art, Beauty, and Aesthetics in Mind the Brain
    • Why Measure Coverage of MNCH? in Speaking of Medicine
  • Tags

    Africa Andrew Wakefield antiretroviral treatment AskEveryONE author spotlight cancer citizen science clinical trials developing world Editorial Manager FAQ Featured Image Functionality global health health health information health policy HIV HIV/AIDS malaria maternal health Media Mental Health MIT MMR MSF neglected tropical diseases open access orcid pharmaceutical industry PLoS ONE PLoS ONE Video Shorts Policy public health Question reference management Research highlights sanitation science science communication science education The Panic Virus tuberculosis twitter water
  • Archives

  • You may also be interested in:

    You may also be interested in:

    Click to read more about the PLOS Text Mining Collection

  • About

    • About PLOS Blogs
    • Community Guidelines
  • PLOS Blogs Network

    • All Models Are Wrong
    • At the Interface
    • Body Politic
    • CitizenSci
    • DNA Science Blog
    • Gobbledygook
    • Integrative Paleontologists
    • Mind the Brain
    • MIT SciWrite
    • Neuroanthropology
    • NeuroTribes
    • Obesity Panacea
    • Public Health
    • Sci-Ed
    • The Gleaming Retort
    • The Guest Blog
    • The Panic Virus
    • The Student Blog
    • This May Hurt a Bit
    • Tooth and Claw
    • Translational Global Health
    • Wonderland
    • Work In Progress
  • Contact Us

    Do you have a suggestion or want to submit a report? Fill out this form.
The public library of science   —   Science Blog Network