The first wave of covid-19 in the UK has passed. We now know that there is over-representation of people from ethnic minorities among those infected; they are also at higher […]
Global health
Industry interference in nutrition science reaches into low and middle income countries
Medical journals, including The BMJ, are bringing greater attention to how funding from the food and beverage industry biases the evidence base in nutrition science. [1] Recent discussions of industry […]
Els Torreele: As politics trumps science in the race for a vaccine, who will protect public health?
Only radical transparency can ensure trust in covid-19 vaccines, says Els Torreele […]
Responding to non-communicable diseases during and beyond the covid-19 pandemic
In our work in the United Nations to support global and national responses to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), we have found it alarmingly common for the importance of addressing NCDs, in […]
Covid-19: what can we learn from Finland’s experience of the pandemic?
At the European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO) General Assembly in mid-June 2020, the Finnish delegation reported that the covid-19 pandemic was relatively under control in Finland. Lockdown was easing […]
Covid-19 research in Europe needs coordination, but we must not stop European research investments in poverty related diseases
There are more than 280 clinical trials for covid-19 registered so far in the EU clinical trial register and more than ten thousand articles have been published internationally since January […]
Fostering a sense of safety and support in times of uncertainty
Zach Ferraro and Evan Tannenbaum, residents in obstetrics and gynaecology, describe how their hospital has established new workflows that have allowed them to resume practice with something like normality […]
How can gender transformative programmes with men advance women’s health and empowerment?
Without a gender transformative approach, male engagement interventions risk reinforcing existing gender inequalities, write Shari L Dworkin and colleagues […]
Covid-19 in India: four months into the pandemic—where are we heading?
It is perhaps inaccurate to talk about how the covid-19 pandemic is affecting India, for that would pervert any commentary about covid-19 in a country the size of a continent. […]
Finding the best covid-19 vaccine should not be a race
…and certainly not a Cold War Space Race, argues Daniel Altmann […]