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International Health Regulations: Legal framework for managing cross-border health risks
Dr. Amina Hassan (Guinea) was working at the Guéckédou District Hospital when a 2-year-old boy arrived with fever, vomiting, and…
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Intellectual property and trade: Rights affecting medicines access and innovation
Dr. Thandiwe Nkosi (Johannesburg, South Africa) watched helplessly as her patient died. It was March 2001. The patient, a 34-year-old…
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Infodemic: Too much information including false or misleading information during disease outbreak
Carlos Mendez (São Paulo, Brazil) watched his father die from COVID-19 in April 2020, gasping for breath in their cramped…
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Infant nutrition: Fundamental to child’s health from birth through adulthood
Amina Ibrahim (Kano, Nigeria) was desperate. Her six-month-old daughter Zainab was dying. The baby who had been plump and healthy…
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Infection prevention and control: Preventing patients and health workers from avoidable infections
Nurse Maria Santos (Manila, Philippines) walked into the neonatal intensive care unit for her night shift in 2019, expecting a…
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In vitro diagnostics: Tests outside the body detecting diseases and infections
Dr. Sarah Ndlovu (Harare, Zimbabwe) will never forget the young mother who died in her clinic in 2017. Mercy, 28…
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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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Speakers Emphasize National Policies for Poverty Eradication
The Commission for Social Development is currently holding its annual session at UN Headquarters in New York, focusing on how…
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Finance Minister Sitharaman Emphasizes Need for Funding and Collaboration
A day after presenting her ninth Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman engaged in an extensive discussion with Times of India…
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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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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 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 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 laws: How governments turn health promises into binding commitments
When Thailand’s government promised universal healthcare in 2002, many citizens were skeptical. Politicians had made grand health promises before that…
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Best Stocks to Consider After the 2026 Budget Announcement
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2026 on February 1, marking her ninth consecutive budget announcement. The…
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