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The need for integration of value-based health and social care, …

WEBBefore COVID-19 hit, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries already displayed plenty of health inequalities rooted in the Social Determinants of Health

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The Political Determinants of Health – 10 Years On

WEBThe Collective on the Political Determinants of Health, a group of inter-disciplinary practitioners and scholars is taking this legacy forward. Last week, some …

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Planetary Health is a Movement now: Reflections from the 2021

WEBToday, April 30, 2021, the University of São Paulo – the (virtual) host of the 4 th Planetary Health Annual Meeting (PHAM), and the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) will launch the …

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‘One Health’ should be the New Nexus of Global Health in the

WEBConsequently, ‘One Health’ should be the new nexus of global health in the region. MENA countries need to transition from traditional health strengthening …

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Strengthening Health Systems in Africa: The Path Towards …

WEBAs Africa navigates the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, it faces a growing number of health threats. Recently, during the opening plenary of the biannual …

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The Future of Health: Public or Profit

WEBThe Our Future is Public conference brought together health and social sector professionals, academics and activists in Santiago, Chile (29 Nov-2 Dec 2022), to …

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The road to Universal Health Coverage in Egypt: New expectations …

WEBThe new Universal Health Insurance bill (2017) After a number of failed reforms in the 2000s, Egypt made another serious effort to reform the healthcare sector …

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Potential Health Impact of the African Continental Free Trade

WEBNearly all African countries have endorsed the continental free trade agreement. Trading is scheduled to commence in 2020 after key negotiations are …

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Together – yes we can! The Launch of the Global Network for …

WEBHiAP is “an approach to public policies across sectors which systematically take into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies, and avoids …

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Sustainable Development Goals and Global Health Education

WEBThe adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, was built on the momentum gained towards improving health and development indicators …

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The Women in Global Health India Chapter: Towards Gender

WEBAll four authors are also co-founders of the WGH India Chapter. We are thrilled to announce our initiative on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March …

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Some examples of South Africa’s global and regional health

WEBIn many ways, you can say that South Africa is a key SDG battleground (for example when it comes to tackling its massive inequality). Hopefully, SA can also take …

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Reimagining youth engagement in public health in Africa

WEBAfrica, today, has one of the youngest population demographics in the world, with the median age at around 19 years.Nearly 60% of its population is younger than 25 …

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“Team Tedros” in New York

WEBDear Colleagues, We reckon by now many of you are sipping a cocktail at a swimming pool (either in scantily clad/six-pack company or not), so we won’t keep you long in this …

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Primary Health Care in Kerala: a social determinants policy

WEBon September 30, 2022. The concept of ‘social determinants’ of health is defined by the World Health Organisation as “The non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. …

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In Thailand, Health Security May Be Under Threat

WEBThailand is regarded as a leader in health security for both Asia and the developing world at large. The Southeast Asian country sits on the permanent steering …

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Health financing and Public Finance Management: did we get …

WEBPublic Finance Management (PFM) refers to the set of arrangements concerning revenue mobilization, resource allocation, expenditure and accountability for …

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Covid-19: an opportunity for social innovation

WEBBased on our research conducted in social innovation the past 5-years, we see promise that social innovation could contribute to health systems in two ways. …

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The SGD Summit in New York: Being part of history and lovin’it!

WEBAs a young researcher, I think we all can identify with the opening paragraph of our thesis or research articles which state ‘According to the Millennium Development Goals-MDGs’…

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Featured Article

WEBDear Colleagues, It comes as no surprise that this weeks compilation of global health policy news is rather long, so I wont waste your time any further in the intro. This weeks …

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