The changing nature of global health institutions

In January 2010 PLoS Medicine published a four-part weekly series examining the ways in which global health institutions and arrangements are changing and evolving.
In the introductory article Nicole A. Szlezák of Harvard University and colleagues analyze the changing relationships between “old actors” in global health (such as the World Health Organization and national health ministries) [...]

Series on mental health in low and middle income countries

Packages of Care for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low and Middle Income Countries:
Between October 2009 and February 2010 PLoS Medicine published a seven part series exploring how best to treat mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries.
The full set of articles in the series are listed [...]