Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, is the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also the Texas Children's Hospital Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics and the president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute. In 2015 he was selected as a US Science Envoy for the State Department and the White House. He is the author of Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases: The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development.

Recommended. Choice 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. Nursing Times

• ForewordPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. A Changing Landscape in Global HealthChapter 2. The "Other Diseases": The Neglected Tropical DiseasesChapter 3. Introducing Blue Marble Health (BMH)Chapter 4. BMH East Asia: China, Indonesia, Japan, and South KoreaChapter 5. BMH IndiaChapter 6. BMH Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria and South AfricaChapter 7. BMH Middle East and North Africa: ISIS-Occupied Zones and Saudi ArabiaChapter 8. BMH in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, and MexicoChapter 9. BMH Australia, Canada, European Union, Russian Federation, and TurkeyChapter 10. BMH United States of AmericaChapter 11. BMH and the G20: "A Theory of Justice"Chapter 12. BMH as a Framework for Science and Vaccine DiplomacyChapter 13. BMH Future Directions

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, is the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also the Texas Children's Hospital Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics and the president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute. In 2015 he was selected as a US Science Envoy for the State Department and the White House. He is the author of Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases: The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development.

Recommended. Choice 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. Nursing Times

• ForewordPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. A Changing Landscape in Global HealthChapter 2. The "Other Diseases": The Neglected Tropical DiseasesChapter 3. Introducing Blue Marble Health (BMH)Chapter 4. BMH East Asia: China, Indonesia, Japan, and South KoreaChapter 5. BMH IndiaChapter 6. BMH Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria and South AfricaChapter 7. BMH Middle East and North Africa: ISIS-Occupied Zones and Saudi ArabiaChapter 8. BMH in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, and MexicoChapter 9. BMH Australia, Canada, European Union, Russian Federation, and TurkeyChapter 10. BMH United States of AmericaChapter 11. BMH and the G20: "A Theory of Justice"Chapter 12. BMH as a Framework for Science and Vaccine DiplomacyChapter 13. BMH Future Directions

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, is the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also the Texas Children's Hospital Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics and the president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute. In 2015 he was selected as a US Science Envoy for the State Department and the White House. He is the author of Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases: The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development.

Recommended. Choice 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. Nursing Times

• ForewordPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. A Changing Landscape in Global HealthChapter 2. The "Other Diseases": The Neglected Tropical DiseasesChapter 3. Introducing Blue Marble Health (BMH)Chapter 4. BMH East Asia: China, Indonesia, Japan, and South KoreaChapter 5. BMH IndiaChapter 6. BMH Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria and South AfricaChapter 7. BMH Middle East and North Africa: ISIS-Occupied Zones and Saudi ArabiaChapter 8. BMH in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, and MexicoChapter 9. BMH Australia, Canada, European Union, Russian Federation, and TurkeyChapter 10. BMH United States of AmericaChapter 11. BMH and the G20: "A Theory of Justice"Chapter 12. BMH as a Framework for Science and Vaccine DiplomacyChapter 13. BMH Future Directions