The battle for Mosul is taking place in a densely populated urban centre. Thousands of people are being injured in the crossfire—by explosions, snipers, and air strikes. Sixteen years after […]
Global health
Buddha Basnyat: Zika in India—the case for prompt reporting
After India waited months to disclose that it had identified cases of Zika, Buddha Basnyat argues that withholding information about highly contagious diseases can add to the problem of containment […]
Shalini: New Zika cases in India must be reported
India has officially reported three cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the cases, which included a 34-year-old new mother and a 22-year-old pregnant woman, […]
Allen Ross: Vaccination alone will not halt the next global pandemic
A combination of strategies are required to save lives […]
Dudzai Mureyi et al: Drug advertising rules and the patient safety paradox in Zimbabwe
Dudzai Mureyi, Claudia Pagliari and Raluca Bunduchi Laws and regulations restricting the advertising of medicines are essential for protecting the public from harms due to inappropriate, dangerous, or counterfeit products. However, […]
UK health alliance: The pathway to a healthy, low-carbon world is set
By Nick Watts, Nicola Wheeler, Pauline Castres The decision of the US President to quit the Paris Agreement will not trump that momentum. […]
David Southall: Ending the international arms trade could reduce terrorism and prevent the death of civilians
Advocacy by health professionals could help stop the arms trade […]
Suchita Shah: The lost brigade—why diasporas matter to global health
Reflections on the second UK-East African Healthcare Summit, London 2017 Talk of nations, national borders, and national identities has become a part of the ideological foreplay that inevitably leads up […]
Ilona Kickbusch: The new director general of WHO and the politics of global health
Ilona Kickbusch discusses the challenges that Dr Tedros will face and how he will need to apply his political focus and determination […]
Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar: Five tasks for the new WHO DG
Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar set out five tasks for the newly elected DG of the WHO […]