top of page
Search


The little things to reduce the burden of disease
The ‘Infuuts’ © Prinses Máxima Centrum voor Kinderoncologie Health economists often estimate the costs and outcomes of medical...
Apr 16
17 views


The Big Shift from assistance to investment in global health
The landscape of international development has undergone a fundamental transformation in recent years, shifting from traditional...
Apr 3
11 views


Global Value Dossier: A Critical Tool for Early-Stage Healthcare Innovators
Alongside payers becoming increasingly aware of maximising value for money, innovators in the healthcare landscape face increasing...
Apr 2
3 views


Air pollution's toll on health and economy: The case for immediate global intervention
The relationship between air pollution and human health has long been the subject of research, but recent studies have made this...
Oct 3, 2024
17 views


I did something I never thought I would do
All my life, I have used my bike. I used it as a kid to go to school, and later to go to work and do the groceries. It is my favourite...
Jun 2, 2024
5 views


What does Doctor Strange have in common with vaccines?
Despite my often distaste for Marvel films, I personally like Doctor Strange as a character - partially because of my obsession with...
Apr 23, 2024
9 views


Accelerating access to medicines for rare diseases: A case study of the use of the NICE Advice service as part of the Innovative Licensing and Access
Reflecting on rare diseases and the importance of the ongoing work to improve access to specialist medicines, it is worth spotlighting a...
Apr 8, 2024
9 views


How are the CAR-T cells doing?
It has been more than five years since the first CAR-T therapies, Kymriah® and Yescarta®, received market authorisation from the FDA and...
Mar 26, 2024
11 views


Reflections on contracting dengue fever: Challenges and progress on Neglected Tropical Disease day
In October 2023, I planned a trip to Thailand and Vietnam and, as any good traveller would do, I checked the vaccination requirements and...
Jan 30, 2024
5 views


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...
Sep 7, 2023
32 views


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...
Jul 26, 2023
24 views


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...
Jul 20, 2023
49 views


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...
Jul 5, 2023
18 views


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...
May 5, 2023
10 views


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...
Apr 25, 2023
2 views


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...
Apr 14, 2023
2 views


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...
Mar 24, 2023
3 views


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...
Mar 22, 2023
5 views


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...
Mar 8, 2023
10 views


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...
Nov 29, 2022
6 views
bottom of page