Curriculums must include social determinants of health, say Téa E Collins, Svetlana Akselrod, Julia Tainijoki-Seyer and Ayodele Akinnawo Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes […]
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Ruth Hunter: Tackling NCDs in humanitarian settings is a growing challenge
Multisectoral networks have a vital role in meeting the needs of vulnerable people, says Ruth Hunter Human suffering in humanitarian settings is not just a direct result of a conflict […]
Alice Chapman-Hatchett: The future of health research in Europe—three visions for 2029
Last week the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) travelled to London to discuss what the world of health research will look like 10 years from now. The event showcased a […]
Why Mozambique’s cyclones tell us disaster preparedness needs health at its core
Maria Moitinho de Almeida and Debarati Guha-Sapir In March 2019, Cyclone Idai barreled through four eastern provinces of Mozambique, bringing a deadly storm surge to coastal areas. The cyclone was […]
Poonam Khetrapal Singh: How industry can step up to enhance road safety
Policymakers are responsible for road safety. They are responsible for legislating speed, designing safe infrastructure, overseeing the enforcement of traffic laws and vehicle safety standards, and raising public awareness. They […]
Philippa Whitford: Rebuilding trust in immunisation is key to tackling vaccine hesitancy
We must try to understand why increasing numbers of parents are reluctant to vaccinate their children […]
Emma Feeny: Beyond the headlines of WHO’s newly sex-disaggregated statistics
For the first time, the World Health Organisation’s World Health Statistics have this year been disaggregated by sex. This is an important step forward in the drive to identify and […]
Marthe Frieden: The aftermath of Cyclone Idai—building bridges where we can
Marthe Frieden is the medical team leader in MSF’s emergency response to the destruction caused by tropical Cyclone Idai. On the night of 15 March, the cyclone hit Zimbabwe’s mountainous […]
Patricia Mechael and Pierre Moon: Digital self care must be approached by the health sector with eyes wide open
Information and communication technologies play an important role in the daily lives of people and there is now a new generation of digital natives who do not remember what life […]
Zhou Tian and Allen Wu: Self sampling for human papilloma virus can save lives in China
China accounted for approximately 18.7% (106,430 new cases) and 15.3% (47,739 deaths) of the global annual incidence and mortality from cervical cancer in 2018. [1] Even though cervical cancer is […]