This book explores new and critical issues on poverty and health inequalities from an international perspective. Different chapters discuss various aspects of the relationship between poverty and health inequality, ranging from the micro- to the macro-level, and from aetiology to intervention. Topics covered include: (1) inequalities in physical and mental health in Developing Countries; (2) health impact of macro-level social and economic change; (3) links between inequalities in mortality between and within countries; (4) contribution of a life-course approach to understanding health inequalities; (5) role of health systems and interventions in generating and minimizing health inequalities; (6) poverty, self-esteem and child neglect in Developing Countries; (7) positive and negative health effects of social capital; (8) methodological issues in measuring inequalities in health worldwide; (9) poverty alleviation programmes and health; and, (10) policies and interventions to reduce inequalities in health, mortality and injuries.