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The information gap between rich and poor countries is widening, and the digital divide is more dramatic than any inequity in health or income. Of 3.47 million articles in 4,091 healthrelated publications reviewed from 1991 to 2002, 90% were contributed by authors in the 20 most developed nations; writers from the 63 poorest countries accounted for under 2%. Representation from sub-Saharan Africa actually declined over the period, and 96% of the articles were in English. A 2003 survey found only two of 111 editorial board members in a selection of leading medical journals came from low-income countries.

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