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Summary of #HSR2024 Nagasaki interactive debate Is it ethical for health policy and systems researchers to use X, formerly Twitter? As we began planning our session several months before the 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (18-22 Nov) in Nagasaki, Japan, we wondered whether this topic was too niche. Since November, however, orga...
Indonesia has been making efforts to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets for HIV testing, treatment, and viral load suppression throughout its territory. The national HIV elimination programme has been implemented in all 38 provinces of the country, including 13000 islands that face unique geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic challenges. By...
We are pleased to announce the IHP call for correspondents 2025. Each year, the International Health Policies (IHP) network issues a call for correspondents to contribute to the IHP newsletter. The weekly IHP newsletter/digest is a flagship knowledge management activity of the IHP network, funded by the Belgian Government (DGD), providing a tru...
Cancer survival rates have improved dramatically over the past few decades, but this success story has uncovered another critical healthcare challenge: the cardiovascular complications of cancer treatments. Now, cancer survivors are increasingly dying from cardiovascular problems, either related to cancer therapies or due to the increasingly kno...
About a month ago, multiple news outlets in India reported on a rather troubling proposal – the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), India’s national drug regulatory authority, was apparently likely to ban the sale of over-the-counter hormonal contraceptives, including emergency contraceptive (EC) pills across the country, ba...
Girls in Ethiopia often reach puberty without receiving adequate, accurate, or timely information on menstruation, including how to maintain menstrual health and its links to pregnancy. Many girls experience stigma, shame, school absenteeism, and unintended pregnancy due to this lack of knowledge. While attention to menstrual health and hygiene ...
Just a few weeks ago, from the 10th to 13th September, around 1800 people gathered in Prague for the Global Evidence Summit (GES). Although it may feel as a distant memory, the energy and the conversation from the event continue to resonate. This year’s theme for the GES, ‘Using Evidence. Improving Lives’, captured a vision that connects w...
The World Health Summit (WHS) has been there for a while, but the edition of 2024 was my first one: I joined the more than 3,500 participants from 140 countries, squeezed in the JV Marriott in Berlin, and tried my best to navigate the different sessions. Sometimes I got stranded in front of an already-full room or an “invitation-only” event....
In a world rife with conflicts and wars, the (ongoing) violence in Manipur, India, has largely faded from the international spotlight. Even so, the effects on local people, particularly women, remain severe and devastating. At the same time, though, women are leading the charge to promote peace. This article will highlight the critical role that...
