The sustainable development goals (SDGs) create an impetus for international agencies to drive forward interventions that enable children to thrive and to meet their potential; to be happy, healthy, and […]
Month: February 2020
Julian Sheather: No more safe haven—Greece announces a wall in the sea
Consider the word refuge: a place offering protection from danger. It’s a powerful noun, strong connotations of safety and security, of haven or harbour. Consider somebody seeking such protection: a […]
Rob Hendry: Gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare—has anything changed?
No recent case has brought the fear of criminalisation in healthcare into sharper focus than that of Hadiza Bawa Garba. The ramifications were far reaching. The events that followed her […]
Jonathan Glass: Experiencing pain—everyone has their own mountain to climb
Doctors can all too easily pass judgment on how we think patients should experience their pain, yet it is a deeply individual experience, says Jonathan Glass […]
We need new forms of governance to better manage our response to pandemics
Once again we are playing catch up with Coronavirus, argue Ilona Kickbusch and Gabriel Leung […]
Partha Kar: Diabetes—know your type
When it comes to diabetes, the language we use matters. Partha Kar explains why it is vital we are clear about the type of diabetes we are referring to […]