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Florian Sparr on strengthening the global R&D system: innovation for health needs in developing countries

May 15, 2012

On Friday 4 May 2012 “Strengthening the Global R&D System: Innovation for Health Needs in Developing Countries” took place in Geneva. The keynote address, “Investing in Global Public Goods” was given by Joseph […]

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Guest writersdeveloping countries, research and development, WHO0 Comments

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka: Investing in our future—the African youth dividend

March 8, 2012

South Africa has a bright future—with strategic investments now, we will have a vibrant economy fueled by our “youth bulge.” I believe that investments today will pay a youth dividend […]

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Guest writersdeveloping countries, education, International Women's Day, reproductive health, social inequalities0 Comments

Tracey Koehlmoos: Climate change, health, and security

November 14, 2011

On 17 October, I was fortunate to attend a daylong seminar at BMA House on “the health and security perspectives of climate change.” Uniquely, this programme pulled together medical and […]

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Climate change, Tracey Koehlmoosclimate change, conflict, developing countries, food security2 Comments

Tracey Koehlmoos: Road traffic accidents in developing countries – farewell to the colonel

September 2, 2011

On 11 June 2011, 44 schoolboys died when the truck they were travelling in flipped into a canal in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The boys were from three villages and were riding in […]

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Tracey KoehlmoosBangladesh, developing countries, Indonesia, road traffic accidents28 Comments

Mervyn Dean reflects on culture specific medicine

February 21, 2011

In the past 10 days or so I’ve settled into some sort of routine at KCMC, seeing patients on the wards in the morning, and in the afternoons either following […]

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Guest writersCancer, developing countries, HIV/AIDS, medication adherence0 Comments

Seye Abimbola: Reflections on the non-existent health system

January 11, 2011

Imagine a country without a health system; imagine the chaos, and inefficiency. In such a setting, the only form of health systems research necessary would be to generate evidence towards […]

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Guest writersdeveloping countries, health services research, Nigeria5 Comments

Louise Kenny: Flying solo

October 9, 2009

After the blow to my confidence last week with obstetrics patients, I have developed a healthy fear of the uterus and have understandably been reluctant to see ante-natal, labouring, or […]

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Guest writers, Junior doctorsdeveloping countries, medical training, obstetrics3 Comments

Richard Feinmann on aid to Africa

May 13, 2009

Sitting here pondering as a VSO doctor in Uganda I wonder all the time is the aid money to Africa well spent. Uganda gets £70m from the Department for International […]

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UncategorizedAfrica, aid, developing countries, Uganda2 Comments

Tejshri Shah on the BMJ/MSF appeal

December 23, 2008

My name is Tejshri Shah and I am the head of the medical unit of Médecins Sans Frontières UK, the Manson Unit. When asked to be a guest blogger for […]

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Guest writers, MSFcharity, developing countries, MSF3 Comments

Michael Adler and colleagues on HIV today

November 28, 2008

It has been 25 years since HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was isolated. Since that time, 25 million people have died of HIV related illnesses. In 2007 there were […]

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Guest writersAIDS, developing countries, HIV, UNAIDS, World AIDS Day0 Comments
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