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Some scientists worry that renewed enthusiasm for malaria eradication could distract from vital control efforts, says Priya Shetty.

The global health innovation system must be considered as a whole to boost its effectiveness, say Stephen A. Matlin and Gill M.R. Samuels.

The international community can help Cuba to keep on providing its population with accessible healthcare, even during economic turbulence, say Pol de Vos and Patrick Van der Stuyft.

An editorial in The Lancet highlights the extent of undernutrition in the developing world and calls for urgent global action.

Maternal health needs a new, pragmatic, research-led approach targeted specifically for developing countries, says Priya Shetty.

A truth commission can account for South Africa's past HIV/AIDS denialist policies and rebuild trust, says AIDS expert, Salim S. Abdool Karim.

Understanding the long-term consequences of undernutrition in early life is essential for health policy, says Cesar G. Victora.

A UNITAID patent pool could revolutionise HIV treatment and research in developing countries — if payment can be agreed, says Priya Shetty.

Countries need to produce their own vaccines, and they need to invest in public sector capacity to do it, says Indian scientist Y. Madhavi.

Contrary to oft-repeated claims, climate change is unlikely to cause a major rise in malaria, says medical entomologist Paul Reiter.

We must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.

Swine flu vaccines should be equally available, regardless of a country's ability to pay, says medical expert Tadataka Yamada.

Policymakers must think outside the box to strengthen clinical research networks for global health, says Harvard researcher Jeff Blander.

The United States should boost funding for food, health and water, says Thomas R. Pickering, former US ambassador to the UN.

Scientists can help policymakers tackle epidemics by providing critical information in real time, says an editorial in Science.

Regional clinical research networks provide timely evidence to help emerging health policy. They deserve more support, says Jimmy Whitworth.

More research must be invested in controlling or preventing disease to reduce climate-related health risks, says Dziedzom De Souza.

To sustain the fight against insect-borne diseases we must improve research funding for public health insecticides, says Roger Bate.

Tough talk and executions aren't enough to rebuild food safety trust following the melamine scare, says an editorial in The Lancet.

Strengthening health research in the developing world needs a coherent approach with central oversight, say John-Arne Rottingen and colleagues.