Over recent years, Kenya has tackled literacy, per capita income, and life expectancy. Emboldened by its progress, the country is now rising to a new challenge […]
Global health
Summer Finlay and Kate Armstrong: Indigenous languages must play a role in tackling noncommunicable diseases
In order to improve health outcomes for Indigenous people they must be involved in the creation and implementation of policies, this means a commitment to indigenous languages, say Summer Finlay […]
Tabaré Vázquez: Uruguay’s fight against non-communicable diseases and tobacco
Uruguay’s anti-tobacco policy has allowed the country to transform its treatment of non-communicable diseases […]
Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: time for visionary political leadership
Stakeholders need to engage effectively with community leaders to regain public trust, says this BMJ Opinion piece […]
Angela Merkel: Implementing sustainable development goal 3
Speaking in Berlin earlier this year, Angela Merkel reminded world leaders that health is a shared task and that to live dignified lives, we must all collaborate on common goals […]
Ulrick Sidney: Visas for global health events—too many are losing their seat at the table
Visa barriers for researchers from low and middle income countries make global health events less equitable and effective, says Ulrick Sidney […]
Ilona Kickbusch and Gabriel Leung: China steps up to convene a new global health meeting
Many global health aficionados have been wondering about two things. Firstly, as China’s reach in global health has rapidly expanded when would it convene a major global health meeting? And […]
Abi Rimmer: Refugee and migrant health—leaving no one behind
“There is no health without migrant health.” It’s a statement that most of us would probably agree with but in reality, in a country where the future of our national […]
Julio César Jiménez Guzmán: Let’s talk about sex—seriously
There is no doubt that the rollout of anti-retroviral treatment to some 21 million people living with HIV over the past two decades has been a milestone in public health. […]
Emmanuel Macron: Inspiring global action
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2018, France’s President Emmanuel Macron called for radical change and urgent action on the world’s health inequalities. […]