One morning in early March 2020, I found myself sat under a lemon tree on a Mallorcan farmstay, frantically emailing my haematologist over ropey wi-fi. Early information had been released […]
Month: April 2021
Emma Doble: WHO Global Diabetes Compact—Inviting people living with diabetes to sit at the table
In November 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it was launching a Global Diabetes Compact to identify ways to support countries to develop and implement programmes to prevent and […]
Clare Wenham: Why vaccine passports are gendered
Vaccine passports are being dubbed the solution to reopen economies and get back to some form of reality. The principle is straightforward: those who’ve had a vaccine would be able […]
Tobias Esch: Integrating OpenNotes and promoting self-management in primary care in Germany: The Witten Model
In Germany, patients’ rights to access their health information has been enshrined in the Civil Code since February 2013. The right to “inspect medical records” in § 630 g states […]
Palestine is bearing the brunt of vaccination inequalities
The internationally acclaimed covid-19 vaccination success of Israel has another side, the consequences of which are being felt in the West Bank Palestinian territory where I work, and in the […]
How to lose friends and alienate people? On the problems of vaccine passports
Are “vaccine passports” a good idea? Well, much depends on what is meant by the term, for it is used to refer to a host of very different things. First, […]
Ten reasons to restore ODA research funding
The allocation of Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has enabled the UK to play a major role in tackling the global challenges embodied in […]
What can we expect from England’s new Singapore-style Office for Health Promotion?
Will England’s new Office for Health Promotion follow Singapore’s example in using apps, gamification, and big brands to encourage healthy living? Nathan Hodson looks at the direction the government may […]