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Most doctors, like me, have spent time as a stressed junior clinician, snaffling food from drug company funded meetings, stockpiling branded pens and notepads, and waiting for the day when […]
Moving towards universal primary healthcare coverage in Birmingham
With the creation of the NHS in 1948, the UK took a huge step towards Universal Healthcare Coverage. Everyone living here could register with a GP, receiving primary care and […]
We must change how we measure the impact of health spending on poor people if we are serious about “leaving no one behind”
To mark universal health coverage (UHC) day today, world leaders are being urged to keep the promises they made in a landmark political declaration signed at the United Nations high-level […]
Paul Farmer: Pressing issues related to mental health have been put on pause
The last two UK General Elections were landmark moments for mental health, demonstrating its meteoric rise up the political agenda. In 2015, for the first time, it was mentioned in […]
Mary E Black: The Irish Border and Brexit
Liam Farrell, until recently Crossmaglen’s GP, has made me weep. On Twitter he posted: @drlfarrell. “I practised on the Irish border for 20 years, saw many of your young soldiers […]
Is there a place for politics in medicine?
The real question now is not whether young physicians should have a voice in politics, but just how loud it will become […]
Post-Brexit, understanding European Union health policy will be more important than ever
So far, Brexit has been all prologue. It remains likely that some form of Brexit will occur, but we are still some way from knowing how. Unless the upcoming election […]
China urgently needs to address the low use of child safety restraints in vehicles
Despite the strong evidence for child safety seats, their use is very low in China, say Xiaofeng Zhao, Qiongrui Zhao, and Hengfen Li […]
Including the private sector in partnerships to tackle non-communicable diseases
Dennis Odai Laryea and Thomas B Cueni argue that, with proper safeguards, pharmaceutical companies can make an important contribution. This article is part of the Solutions for Prevention and Control […]