As we await consensus on the new sustainable development goals (SDGs), we are reminded of what united the international community in the years approaching the millennium—the need to reduce inequality […]
Global health
Daniel Cooper: On the frontline at the Kerry Town treatment unit
At a time when public and media interest is waning, the Ebola epidemic in west Africa shows no signs of ending. With Guinea and Sierra Leone still reporting new cases […]
David McCoy: Divestment is no grand gesture
According to Jeremy Farrar, head of the Wellcome Trust, the Guardian’s “Keep in the Ground” campaign to promote divestment from fossil fuel companies is merely a “grand gesture” that can […]
Tamsin Lillie: Strengthening human resources in Malawi, the world’s poorest country
Malawi, a country in Southern Africa, was recently acknowledged by the World Bank as the poorest country in the world, with the average gross national income being just $250. Its […]
The earthquake in Nepal: Surgeons’ dispatch from Barhabise
The massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred 77 km northwest of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on 25 April 2015 left more than 8000 people dead and 16 000 injured. […]
John Middleton: Cement—Gaza’s forgotten public health need
A delegation of public health professors and specialists from the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) visited Gaza from 5-7 June 2015, and took part […]
Rethinking human resources for health in post-earthquake Nepal
Attracting, distributing, and retaining health workers remain a challenge in Nepal. In 2011, Nepal had 0.04 doctors and 0.23 nurses per 1000 people, against a World Health Organization benchmark of 2.3 […]
The African Journal Partnership Project: Raising the visibility of African medical publishing and research
For the past 11 years, the African Journal Partnership Project (AJPP) has paired leading medical journals in the UK and the US with counterparts in Africa, aiming to foster the […]
Marge Berer on the global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health
This week in New York, the zero draft of the outcome document of the post-2015 development agenda, “Transforming Our World,” will be negotiated at the United Nations (UN). The document […]
Jocalyn Clark: The surprising links between child marriage, climate change, and health
It seems obvious that child marriage—marriage before 18 years of age—would be bad for girls’ health. It risks injury and death due to early pregnancy and abuse, and usually means […]