Executive summary Rapid demographic, sociocultural, and economic transitions are driving
increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases …

Executive summary Sub-Saharan Africa's health challenges are numerous and wide-
ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health …

Background Ecological and observational studies suggest that male circumcision reduces
the risk of HIV acquisition in men. Our aim was to investigate the effect of male circumcision …

Background and Methods We examined the influence of viral load in relation to other risk
factors for the heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In …

Background We estimated rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–1 transmission per
coital act in HIV-discordant couples by stage of infection in the index partner Methods We …

Global health is fashionable. It provokes a great deal of media, student, and faculty interest,
has driven the establishment or restructuring of several academic programmes, is supported …

Background The probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in representative African
populations is unknown. We aimed to calculate this probability overall, and to estimate how …

Background In this analysis of the global workforce, the Joint Learning Initiative—a
consortium of more than 100 health leaders—proposes that mobilisation and strengthening …

Background The study tested the hypothesis that community-level control of sexually
transmitted disease (STD) would result in lower incidence of HIV-1 infection in comparison …

Medical Education 2011: 45: 973–986 Objectives This review synthesises research
published in the traditional and 'grey'literature to promote a broader understanding of the …