Global Health

Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN, is Dean and Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia. This editorial is part of the participation of Nursing Research in the global theme issue on poverty and human development organized by the Council for Science Editors. Corresponding author: Nalini Jairath, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064 (e-mail: [email protected]).