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 […]
Global health
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 […]
Is reporting of the coronavirus producing viral panic?
There are two different outbreaks: one outbreak of a coronavirus, and one of viral fake-news, argue Clare Wenham and colleagues […]
Mala Rao: Safe water and sanitation are integral to maternal and reproductive health care for women everywhere
Women and girls make up half of the world’s population, and half of its potential. The pivotal role they have in global socio-economic development is widely acknowledged, as is the […]
A new shot at protecting children from pneumonia: will leaders accelerate access for the millions of children left behind?
Every 39 seconds, a child dies from pneumonia—the leading infectious killer of children under the age of 5 worldwide, which claims more than 800 000 young lives each year. This […]
Coronavirus—knowledge is the antidote to fear
The outbreak of a serious infectious disease is not just a biomedical event. It affects people and their communities, says Julian Sheather […]
Wake-up call: 10 years remaining to address inequalities on right to health for all
This article is part of the Leaving no woman, no child and no adolescent behind collection published by The BMJ and proposed by Countdown to 2030 for Women’s, Children’s and […]
Helen Clark: Unless we act now, the most vulnerable will continue to suffer the worst consequences of violence and abuse of power
Intimate partner violence and warfare contribute to the inequities experienced by women, children, and adolescents says Helen Clark. This article is part of the Leaving no woman, no child and […]
Coronavirus: The psychological effects of quarantining a city
During disease outbreaks, community anxiety can rise and mass quarantine is likely to raise that substantially […]
Moving towards universal primary healthcare coverage in Birmingham
With the creation of the NHS in 1948, the UK took a huge step towards Universal Healthcare Coverage. Everyone living here could register with a GP, receiving primary care and […]