In 2011, Dr. Peter J. Hotez relocated to Houston to launch Baylor's National School of Tropical Medicine. He was shocked to discover that a number of neglected diseases often associated with developing countries were widespread in impoverished Texas communities. Despite the United States' economic prowess and first-world status, an estimated 12 million Americans living at the poverty level currently suffer from at least one neglected tropical disease, or NTD. Hotez concluded that the world's neglected diseaseswhich include tuberculosis, hookworm infection, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasisare born first and foremost of extreme poverty.
In this book, Hotez describes a new global paradigm known as "blue marble health," through which he asserts that poor people living in wealthy countries account for most of the world's poverty-related illness. He explores the current state of neglected diseases in such disparate countries as Mexico, South Korea, Argentina, Australia, the United States, Japan, and Nigeria. By crafting public policy and relying on global partnerships to control or eliminate some of the world's worst poverty-related illnesses, Hotez believes, it is possible to eliminate life-threatening disease while at the same time creating unprecedented opportunities for science and diplomacy.
Clear, compassionate, and timely, Blue Marble Healthis a must-read for leaders in global health, tropical medicine, and international development, along with anyone committed to helping the millions of people who are caught in the desperate cycle of poverty and disease.
Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter 1. A Changing Landscape in Global Health Chapter 2. The ""Other Diseases"": The Neglected Tropical Diseases Chapter 3. Introducing Blue Marble Health (BMH) Chapter 4. BMH East Asia: China, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea Chapter 5. BMH India Chapter 6. BMH Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria and South Africa Chapter 7. BMH Middle East and North Africa: ISIS-Occupied Zones and Saudi Arabia Chapter 8. BMH in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico Chapter 9. BMH Australia, Canada, European Union, Russian Federation, and Turkey Chapter 10. BMH United States of America Chapter 11. BMH and the G20: ""A Theory of Justice"" Chapter 12. BMH as a Framework for Science and Vaccine Diplomacy Chapter 13. BMH Future Directions
""This is a well-researched book that takes you to different countries of the world, describing diseases and giving solid data. It should be on the essential reading list of student nurses, as it will raise awareness of some shocking facts and hopefully increase the chance of something being done to solve the problems highlighted.""
