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Young (and occasionally less young) researchers, mostly from LMICs, present their views on global health issues.
At a time when major discussions on the SDGs are ongoing at the high-level ministerial discussion on the SDGs taking place at the UN this week (as well as other global fora such as AIDS2016 and UNCTAD), researchers Julia Smith, Kent Buse and Case Gordon have published a valuable reflection on the role of civil society in achieving the global goa...
No discussion on HIV/AIDS can be complete without the nitty-gritties of target 3.3 (by 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases) of Sustainable Development Goal 3 which ensures healthy lives and promotes well-being for all age...
“Seguro Popular” has improved healthcare in Mexico providing health coverage to millions of Mexicans. Since 2003/2004 noteworthy achievements have been reached. Unfortunately, many challenges are still at stage. The healthcare system is still too fragmented forcing individuals to face unbelievable out of pocket payments. Since the last June ...
On Saturday 18th June 2016, the Economist published an article entitled ‘Female Genital Mutilation: an agonising choice’. In the article, the author (anonymous, in the Economist style) claimed that since efforts by campaigners against FGM, in the last three decades have not resulted in eliminating the practice, it is time for ‘a new approa...
In India, a 1.2 billion people, 29 states and 7 union territories South Asian giant, infant mortality finally came down to 40 deaths per 1000 live births. Behind this national average hide both a comforting 12/1000 in the southern state of Kerala and an unacceptable 54/1000 in the north-eastern state of Assam. Out of 100 kids India-wide, 5 die b...
The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions for reaching the newly-set Sustainable Development Goals. It can help ascertain the level of reduction of child morbidity and mortality in countries with poor performing health statistics, such as those seen in sub-Saharan Africa. There is ...
July 1st is an important day for several countries: For Canada it is a birthday (149th to be precise this year), for Somalia, Rwanda, and Burundi it marks Independence Day and for Ghana it is this day in 1957 when it was declared a Republic. Historic to say the least. While it may be fireworks that speckle the sky in celebration in some countrie...
Just a day after it turns out England should as soon as possible “strategically purchase” Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne ànd Antonio Conte if “Albion” ever wants to play a decent football tournament, like many people I’m still wondering about the global ramifications of the Brexit, both in the short term and medium to long term. But f...
We live in dark times. After months of campaigning in which people who have faced declining real wages and a rise in income inequality were sold a lie that leaving the EU would solve their problems, it looks like Britain is being wrenched from its European home. 52% voted in favour of leaving, but on a 72% turnout, this is just 37% of our electo...