Nature has reported on the tissue-bank shortage involving donations of brains from children1. An accompanying editorial highlights that the key to treatments…
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General Ensuring Respect for the Donated Brains of Children
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General Reporting guidelines for systematic reviews that consider effects on health equity
We would like to invite readers of Speaking of Medicine to complete a survey about which items should be reported in equity-oriented…
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General From ‘No Health Without Research’ to ‘Research for Health’ – World Health Report 2012
Guest blog by Tikki Pang, Director, Research Policy & Cooperation, World Health Organization. In a blog posted on January 25, 2011 I…
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Global Health Medical assistance and crisis mapping: is the hype justified?
Guest post by Sierra Williams Popular data visualization tools and crisis mapping software are increasingly relied upon to better equip on-the-ground medical…
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General Sustainability for abolition of user fees in Africa: shared responsibility for a complex problem
As the blog by Rhona MacDonald Encouraging developments for universal access to health care emphasized developing countries continue their march towards achieving…
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General Failed vaccine campaigns are a global issue
The Guardian (UK) recently revealed that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents working with Pakistani health officials arranged a vaccination drive using a…
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Policy Decision rendered on the Prostitution Pledge
This guest blog is from Nicole F. Masenior and Chris Beyrer, Senior Research Coordinator and Director respectively of the Center for Public…
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Conference news Eliminate the Neglect: U.S. Support Needed to Expand Assault on Neglected Diseases
Guest post by Bernard Pecoul and Peter Hotez If you asked the average American if they’ve ever heard of sleeping sickness, river…
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General WHO steps up and addresses the issue of attacks on health workers and facilities
Guest post by Leonard Rubenstein and Katherine Footer. The consternation of the international community in response to attacks on health workers, patients…
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Global Health No Health Without Research – World Health Report for 2012
Guest blog by Tikki Pang, Director, Research Policy & Cooperation, World Health Organization. “I see no way out of our vicious cycle…
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Public Fiery Serpents among the People
Guest blog by Gavin Yamey, lead, Evidence to Policy Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California San Francisco The camera pans across…
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Access Withdrawal of journal access is a wake-up call for researchers in the developing world
Guest blog by Leslie Chan, Barbara Kirsop, Subbiah Arunachalam (Trustees for the Electronic Publishing Trust for Development) The news (see http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.d196 )…