TropIKA: http://www.tropika.net Tropical Disease Research to Foster Innovation and Knowledge Application ABOUT TropIKA: TropIKA.net http://www.tropika.net is a web-based interactive knowledge platform on the infectious diseases of poverty (IDPs) supported by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR). TropIKA.net’s mission is to facilitate equitable access to and sharing of knowledge on IDPs; provide authoritative information on relevant research through commissioned reviews, profiles, news and technical briefs; enable participation in the formulation of research priorities through moderated discussion forums, blogs and communities of practice; and enhance stakeholders’ participation in and contribution to health forums through “knowledge hubs”. TropIKA.net is run by a team of science writers and editors, guided by an international editorial board. ***Posted by********************************** Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus) Econ, York U. Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 email: [log in to unmask] Skype: slanfranco blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com Phone: 613 476-0429 cell: 416-816-2852 ********************************************** Access CANCHID archives at: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/canchid.html plus CANCHID subscription management. CANCHID is a joint service of the Canadian Society for International Health < http:www.csih.org > and the Distributed Knowledge Project at York University. Queries to: [log in to unmask]