The globalisation of child health research

In my many conversations about ADC the issue of research from resource limited countries arises. As you are aware, we have added a Global Health Column, now under the direction of Stephen Greene, which is a mix of solicited and unsolicited review articles and “thought” pieces. However, an equally important initiative over the past 4 years has been to publish more original research that addresses the needs of children living in poor countries. What is striking in many countries is the remarkable juxtaposition of children who continue to live in poverty and receive little health care, with an emerging middle class, who receive increasingly high quality care. This is exemplified by what some people refer to as the “nutritional paradox” – increasing rates of obesity in some countries, with little or no change in the rates of profound malnutrition.

In this issue, …