Financial, epidemiological, and moral arguments should push policy makers to move away from nation centric vaccine policies and move towards global vaccine equity. In 1955, when Jonas Salk was asked […]
Global health
An international treaty enshrining the right to health should be part of post-covid reforms
Our global community will be healthier and more secure if countries foster the right to health in all of their actions, write Eric A Friedman, Kelly E Perry, and Luiz […]
Covid-19 in Nepal: a lack of reliable point of care tests hamper diagnosis
Use of the Widal test is leading to misdiagnosis, say these authors Nepal has been facing a harsh second wave of covid-19 since April 2021. Hospitals have already been overwhelmed […]
G7 leaders made few concrete, strong, or deep health-related commitments at Carbis Bay
G7 responds to “If not us, who?” with “Not us.” So where are we now with the global health cooperation agenda, ask Kent Buse and Katri Bertram […]
UK aid cuts will put global health systems at risk
The United Kingdom is a major provider of foreign aid, and is the world’s second largest bilateral health aid donor after the United States. The UK is also a major […]
An open letter from Women in Global Health to the leaders of the G7
With the covid-19 pandemic only widening inequalities, it’s time for the G7 to lead with humility, vaccinate the world, and invest in the women who deliver health and social care, […]
The UK must not abandon commitments to international aid during a global pandemic
This is the worst moment for the UK to turn its back on global child health, argues these authors […]
No turning back: time to end AIDS as a public health threat
The HIV epidemic has been—and continues to be—marked by deep inequities in access to prevention and treatment, writes Mandeep Dhaliwal […]
We must seize the moment for a global pandemic surveillance and response scheme
No more pandemics—this is the ambitious goal set by the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, whose report reviews the international community’s response to covid-19 and identifies lessons learned. […]
Covid-19 highlights the world’s chronic shortage of life saving medical oxygen
Oxygen therapy is essential for treating severe covid-19 and numerous other conditions. However, for many patients, including women, children, and newborns, this essential treatment is unavailable, resulting in millions of […]