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Emily Spry on the launch of the free health care initiative
Yesterday was Independence Day in Sierra Leone, marking the start of the country’s fiftieth year since independence. It was also the launch of the President’s free health care initiative for pregnant […]
Peter Lapsley: Hospital parking
Congratulations are due to Which? magazine for taking up the issue of hospital parking in their May issue. According to a survey they conducted recently, 49 percent of the public […]
What we’re reading: 23 April 2010
In the BMJ editorial office, we often come across interesting articles, blogs, and web pages. We thought we would share these with you. Some are medical, some techie, and some […]
Emily Spry: The free health care initiative in Sierra Leone
It is now less than one week until the launch of the free health care initiative in Sierra Leone when, as regular readers will know, government health facilities, such as […]
Joe Collier on medicines, manifestos and choice on 6 May
For those who follow elections closely, party manifestos are compulsory reading. In some policy areas they set out very specific intentions, in others they offer an overall feel, and in […]
What we’re reading: 16 April 2010
In the BMJ editorial office, we often come across interesting articles, blogs, and web pages. We thought we would share these with you. Some are medical, some techie, and some […]
K M Venkat Narayan: Health Sciences Research: Is the United States Getting Complacent?
As the knowledge-driven, post-industrial global economy of the 21st century evolves, the role of research and training for research will become increasingly important. China seems to have heard that message. […]
What we’re reading: 26 March 2010
In the BMJ editorial office, we often come across interesting articles, blogs, and web pages. We thought we would share these with you. Some are medical, some techie, and some […]
Emily Spry: The strike continues
After 11 days, the total strike of all government healthcare workers in Sierra Leone has finally been elevated to a BBC World Service African news headline. Yesterday, the President called […]