Reducing air pollution in low- and middle-income countries: an economic perspective.
Health is highly influenced by the quality of the air we breathe. Exposure to pollution is a major cause of non-communicable disease...
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- Jul 26, 2023
Will the changes to the EU pharmaceutical legislation reduce innovation?
In April 2023, the European Commission released its proposed reforms for the general pharmaceutical legislation. We address these changes...
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- Jul 20, 2023
EU pharmaceutical legislation reform: the importance of transparency and cooperation.
In April 2023, the European Commission published the proposed reforms of the general pharmaceutical legislation. Their overarching aim is...
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- Jul 5, 2023
The cost of poor healthcare worker retention
Friday of last week marked the launch of the long-anticipated UK National Health Service (NHS) Workforce Plan. This plan highlighted the...
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- May 5, 2023
Washing hands saves lives and money in healthcare facilities, but people still don’t do it
In the 1840s, a physician named Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that women were more likely to develop an infection and die after giving birth...
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- Apr 25, 2023
World Malaria Day 2023: Are we any closer to eradication?
Ending Malaria will save lives and improve the health of millions of people. But in the last 60 years, progress has faltered. Malaria...
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- Apr 14, 2023
Let us not forget Chagas disease
I lived for over 16 years in Bolivia where Chagas was, and currently still is, a serious life-threatening disease. It is one of the first...
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- Mar 24, 2023
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: The Time to Invest is Now
March 24th marks a significant day in the history of global health; it is the day that tubercle bacillus was discovered, the bacterium...
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- Mar 22, 2023
World Water Day 2023: Building the Investment Case for WASH in Health
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are fundamental human rights and essential components to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development...
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- Mar 8, 2023
Sex and gender differences in mental health conditions: Addressing appropriate support.
Some mental health risk factors disproportionately affect people who are defined as female at birth. These include pressures created by...
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- Nov 29, 2022
Rational use of antibiotics in primary care: What's that bug?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to public health. Waning effectiveness of anti-infective agents threaten to undermine...
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- Oct 27, 2021
Beneluxa joint negotiation on Zolgensma: A step towards price convergence?
On the 8th October 2021, the Beneluxa initiative announced successful conclusion of a joint assessment and price negotiationon Novartis'...
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- Jul 28, 2021
Why countries can’t wait to act on viral hepatitis elimination
In 2016, the World Health Assembly adopted a global action plan for viral hepatitis elimination by 2030. On World Hepatitis Day 2021,...
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- May 31, 2021
Expanding the digital arsenal of smoking cessation tools during COVID-19
Every year, tobacco kills 8 million people, predominantly caused by non-communicable diseases such a s cardiovascular diseases, lung...
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- May 25, 2021
Why India needs its own Priority Pathogen List in its fight against AMR
Antimicrobials have revolutionised modern medicine. Since the early 1940s, antimicrobials, including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals...
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- Apr 25, 2021
The economic burden of malaria — poverty and elimination
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, transmitted in tropical climates by Anopheles mosquitoes. Although...
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- Mar 24, 2021
The clock is ticking: Why we need urgent action to end TB
Significant progress has been made to reduce the global burden of tuberculosis (TB) since the discovery of the tubercle bacillus, by Dr...
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- Mar 22, 2021
The value of water in elimination of neglected tropical diseases: An economic perspective
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are inextricably connected to good health. Communities with insufficient access to clean water and...
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- Mar 11, 2021
Vision beyond 2020: Why the next decade will be a defining period for eye health
Eye health is an essential component of human health and wellbeing. Good vision enables people to lead productive lives and plays a...
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