While it is widely assumed that disability, poverty and health are closely linked, this is the first critical review on the subject that explicitly asks: ‘What is the current evidence base for the link between poverty, disability and health in low- and middle-income countries? The methods used...

Critiques of gender mainstreaming (GM) as the officially agreed strategy to promote gender equity in health internationally have reached a critical mass. There has been a notable lack of dialogue between gender advocates in the global north and south, from policy and practice, governments and...

This policy arena focuses on a significantly under-represented subject in international development journals-disability. This is timely, as the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recently came into force in May 2008. As a result, there is a growing awareness...

Development practitioners and governments continue to grapple with how best to ensure the participation of socially excluded and marginalised groups in the development of poverty reduction strategy plans and national development programmes. This paper analyses the challenges involved in ensuring...