In addition to different diseases, we would like to argue that one of the biggest challenges to global health is access to information. We need to share information in the area of global health research across the digital divide. Much of clinical practice and prevention is the sharing of knowledge. If we can harness the information revolution we can have a profound effect with our patients and with the people of the world.

When Internet came into our lives in the 1990’s, we thought that this was the luxury that only few people could afford. As of 2007, Internet is a necessity as it becomes widespread in the majority of developing and developed nations. The internet is becoming as valuable to clinical medicine as the stethoscope.