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Tiago Villanueva: Austerity eroding Portuguese healthcare

April 19, 2012

In 1960, Portugal’s infant mortality rate was 77.5 deaths per 1000 live births, which is comparable to that of many Sub Saharan African countries today. In 2010, Portugal’s infant mortality […]

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Tiago Villanuevaausterity, budgets, healthcare, maternity hospital, Portugal0 Comments

Vasiliy Vlassov: Tolerance

April 16, 2012

It took time to think about what happened which is why I am writing about this event a while after it occurred. The shock was hard, and I felt I […]

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Guest writersdoctors, healthcare, Russia1 Comment

Richard Smith: Does it still make sense for healthcare to be “free” and social care means tested?

January 4, 2012

Does it make sense for the state to pay tens of thousands of pounds for a drug that might keep a patient with cancer alive for another six weeks and […]

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Richard Smithhealthcare, social care4 Comments

Kathi Apostolidis: Demolishing the Greek national healthcare system the amateur way

December 22, 2011

It takes vision, passion for healthcare, compassion for those who suffer, knowledge, a dedicated team of experts, commitment from all stakeholders, and experience of what it means to be a […]

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Guest writersGreece, healthcare11 Comments

Aser García Rada: Spain’s healthcare revolution

June 17, 2011

Spain’s state run healthcare system, one of the best in the world according to the World Health Organization, is facing a serious threat. In the face of growing privatisation, cuts […]

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Guest writerseconomic crisis, healthcare, Spain5 Comments

Tiago Villanueva: National health services are a great thing, particularly in times of financial austerity

April 20, 2011

Looking at my country’s national health service which is chiefly funded by taxes, from a user’s rather than from a provider’s perspective (or better, from a passive rather than from an […]

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Guest writers, Tiago Villanuevahealthcare, Portugal1 Comment

Tracey Koehlmoos: Providing healthcare for the homeless in Dhaka, Bangladesh

February 8, 2011

Street dwellers, as homeless people are called locally, are ubiquitous in Dhaka. As a health systems researcher, much of my work is far removed from the people around me. Things […]

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Tracey Koehlmooshealthcare, homeless0 Comments

Tessa Richards: Postoperative posting

September 15, 2008

Sarah Palin may have raised the profile of female politicians, but I’m lifting my glass to the girls who saw me through surgery last week. I did spot the odd […]

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Editors at large, Tessa RichardsCancer, healthcare, hospital, NHS, patient, surgery4 Comments

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