Blue marble health and “the big three diseases”: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria

NTD and NCD Co-morbidities: The Example of Dengue Fever

“…Today, the G20 countries, together with Nigeria, account for a surprising burden of the world’s NTDs, including approximately one-half of the major helminth infections and almost two-thirds or more of dengue, leprosy, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis [1,2] as well as tuberculosis [3]. This finding has led to evidence of widespread neglected diseases among the poor who live in proximity to wealth, a concept that has been termed “blue marble health” [1–3].…”

“…This finding has led to evidence of widespread neglected diseases among the poor who live in proximity to wealth, a concept that has been termed “blue marble health” [1–3]. …”

Global health and chronic non-communicable conditions: Spina bifida care across a worldwide community

“…More recently, inquiry into evidence released by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the concepts of "blue marble health" extend beyond neglected tropical diseases to also include malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS [2], all known to cause shuntable hydrocephalus. Concurrently, from the Americas to Europe the prevalence estimates of neural tube defects (NTDs) vary widely even among upper-middle to high-income countries [3].…”

Blue Marble Health and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

“…Succinctly put, today most or at least one-half of the world’s neglected diseases occur among the poor living in wealthy countries, especially in the group of 20 (G20) nations and Nigeria [1–4]. Based on data mostly compiled and released by the WHO (and other published sources), approximately one-half of the major helminth infections occur among the G20 countries and Nigeria, as well as most of the dengue, leishmaniasis, leprosy, Chagas disease, and possibly other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) [1–3].…”

“…Based on data mostly compiled and released by the WHO (and other published sources), approximately one-half of the major helminth infections occur among the G20 countries and Nigeria, as well as most of the dengue, leishmaniasis, leprosy, Chagas disease, and possibly other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) [1–3]. In addition, most (57%) of the tuberculosis (TB) cases are found in these countries, as are almost one-half of the malaria (45%) and HIV/AIDS (44%) cases [4]. …”