Health
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Human rights: Health as fundamental right for every person
Fatima Hassan (Cape Town, South Africa) remembers the day her mother died. Diabetic, hypertensive, desperate for treatment. But the clinic…
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Human genome editing: Technology for making specific changes to DNA
Dr. Jennifer Park (Stanford University, California) will never forget the phone call from her colleague in China. November 2018. Dr.…
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Hospitals: Healthcare facilities amplifying health system effectiveness worldwide
Dr. Amina Osman (Khartoum, Sudan) stood in the emergency department of Omdurman Teaching Hospital at 2 AM, overwhelmed by what…
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Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): Parasitic disease transmitted by tsetse flies
Dr. Emmanuel Kabanga (Kasansa Health Zone, Democratic Republic of Congo) remembers his first sleeping sickness patient in 1998. A young…
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HIV: Infection attacking body’s immune system and CD4 cells
Thabo Mokoena (Johannesburg, South Africa) remembers the day his world collapsed. At 28, healthy and energetic, he felt invincible. Then…
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Hepatitis: Liver inflammation causing severe disease and cancer worldwide
Kwame Mensah (Accra, Ghana) lived with a secret for 15 years. At 32, routine blood tests before surgery revealed shocking…
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Hendra virus infection: Rare emerging zoonosis causing severe disease in horses and humans
Veterinarian Dr. Lisa Thompson (Brisbane, Australia) remembers the terror of September 1994. Two racehorses in the suburb of Hendra developed…
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Heatwaves: Heat and hot weather lasting days with significant societal impact
Dr. Sophie Mercier (Paris Emergency Medicine Director) will never forget the summer of 2003. The morgue overflowed. Hospitals ran out…
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Healthy diet: A foundation for health, well-being, optimal growth and development
Maria Santos (São Paulo, Brazil) thought she was feeding her family well. She worked two jobs to afford what she…
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Health workforce: Availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of health workers
Dr. Grace Mwangi (Kenya’s Chief Nursing Officer) stared at the empty nursing station. The rural hospital 200 kilometers from Nairobi…
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Health technology assessment: Systematic evaluation of health technologies and interventions
Dr. Chuma Okafor (Nigeria’s Director of Health Technology Assessment) faced an impossible decision. A pharmaceutical company promoted an expensive new…
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Health taxes: Levies on products with negative public health impact worldwide
Finance Minister Abebe Desta (Ethiopia) remembers the fierce debate. His government proposed increasing taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, and sugary drinks.…
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Health systems governance: Processes and structures overseeing healthcare systems
Minister of Health Dr. Adebayo faced a crisis. Nigeria’s health budget had doubled, yet maternal mortality remained stubbornly high. Medicines…
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Health security: Minimizing danger from acute public health events worldwide
Dr. Amara Okafor will never forget the phone call that changed everything. As Nigeria’s district health officer, she’d seen countless…
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Health promotion: The process of enabling people to increase control over health
Rosa lived in a low-income neighborhood in Bogota where diabetes rates were three times the city average. Her mother had…
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