This coming Saturday marks the 22nd year that the United Nations General Assembly has recognized March 22nd as World Water Day. In…
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General Celebrating World Water Day with a good WASHRead more
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General Health in Jeopardy: the Corporate Influence on Climate NegotiationsRead more
Alicia Pawluk argues that United Nations climate policymakers should learn from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and diminish the influence…
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Book Review Book Review: ‘Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare’ by Peter GøtzscheRead more
Tom Yates from University College London reviews Peter Gøtzsche’s recent book about the pharmaceutical industry. I have long been concerned about the conduct…
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General Forced to Flee: Humanitarian Disasters Leave Women at Higher RiskRead more
Tane Luna Ramirez from Médecins Sans Frontières reflects on the challenges of providing care for pregnant women as well as the heightened…
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General Looking for $2 TrillionRead more
The group of 20 (G20) finance ministers meeting in Australia has just announced an ambitious initiative to boost the world’s gross domestic…
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General Is Viral Load Testing for HIV a Realistic Strategy in Developing Countries?Read more
Sara Gorman from Columbia University discusses viral load testing in resource-poor settings In July of 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) released…
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Collections Vaccine Hesitancy: A Call for Papers from PLOS Currents: OutbreaksRead more
PLOS Currents: Outbreaks issues a call for papers in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on the…
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Collections Vaccine Hesitancy: A Call for Papers from PLOS Currents: OutbreaksRead more
PLOS Currents: Outbreaks issues a call for papers in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on the…
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General Drugs for the Poor, Drugs for the Rich: Why the Current R&D Model Doesn’t DeliverRead more
Manica Balasegaram from the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Access Campaign, reflects on a research and development system that is failing the world’s…
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General Drugs for the Poor, Drugs for the Rich: Why the Current R&D Model Doesn’t DeliverRead more
Manica Balasegaram from the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Access Campaign, reflects on a research and development system that is failing the world’s…
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General Is the American Health Profession Ignoring a Human Rights Issue Hiding in Plain Sight?Read more
James Ridgeway, from Solitary Watch, asks whether the health needs of American prisoners are being neglected. There are 2.3 million people in US…
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General HIV Viral Load Testing in Africa – No Longer Why but How?Read more
Helen Bygrave from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) considers the challenges of making HIV viral load testing an effective reality in sub-Saharan Africa…