Collection Type: Special Issues

Modern statistical modeling techniques—often called machine learning—are posited as a transformative force for human health. High-profile reports of diagnostic success demonstrate…

As the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, TB demands an urgent response that will realistically enable its elimination. Despite increases in funding for TB prevention and care in recent…

Illness and death from diseases caused by contaminated food are a constant threat to public health and a significant impediment to socio-economic development worldwide. To measure the global and…

The DREAMS Partnership is a large investment by PEPFAR and private sector partners to promote empowerment and prevent HIV acquisition through a core package of interventions for young women, their…

The J. Craig Venter Institute's Global Ocean Sampling Expedition revealed an enormous amount of previously unexplored diversity in the world's oceans. In addition to the research articles, this…

This PLOS Collection features new mathematical models that can help country decision-makers examine the potential effects of targeting sub-populations for voluntary medical male circumcision services…

The Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) is a modular survey methodology developed by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to assess population-based (i.e., staple foods and/or…

Extraordinary progress has been made to halt and reverse the spread of HIV. However, there is still a long way to go to end the epidemic, as called for in the third Sustainable Development…

Treating onchocerciasis remains a challenge as no drug effectively kills the adult worms. A new orally bioavailable formulation of flubendazole was developed and tested to find out whether it could be…

With new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa occurring at a rate of 2.3 million each year, this new collection presents interim results from a large public health intervention of voluntary medical…