Holding back the tide of climate change for better health
Bangladesh grapples with climate change, a rising sea, water salinity, and chronic disease. What can it do to reverse the tide?
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Maurizio Arseni—Switzerland
7 min read
Reliable health services powered by solar energy
Solar powered health services, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is a cost-effective and climate friendly solution.
Annonciata Byukusenge—Rwanda
6 min read
Education is Rwanda's best weapon against bilharzia
An awareness drive aims to protect Rwandan people¬ from bilharzia, a disease caused by a parasitic worm found in freshwater.
Jyotsna Singh — India
9 min read
Patients turn advocates for treatment of rare diseases
Overlooked by clinicians, corporates and governments, patients with rare diseases are self-advocating for their right to health and care.
Brian Mastroianni — US
9 min read
Addressing disparities in trans healthcare
Locked out by stigma, transphobic politics and inequity, trans people around the world struggle to access quality and timely healthcare.
Becky McCall — United Kingdom
8 min read
Should health checks be mandated for all?
General health checks play a vital role in preventative care, saving lives and money. Yet, most healthcare budgets rarely prioritise them.
Andrea Chipman — United Kingdom
9 min read
Training a workforce to meet Africa’s healthcare needs
African countries are in need of an agile and skilled health workforce that can make optimum use of scarce resources, especially in rural...
Omar Khan, Andrea Feigl, Jenna Patterson, and David Watkins
16 min read
Blending resources to fund the NCD fight in LMICs
As low- and middle-income countries struggle to tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, targeted deployment of ‘blended...
Zarina Geloo — Zambia
7 min read
How can African countries brace against future pandemics?
Preoccupied with managing day-to-day crises, healthcare-related and otherwise, African countries struggle to plan for tomorrow, let alone...
Becky McCall — United Kingdom
7 min read
Can the world eliminate cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer is preventable by vaccination and treatable if caught early, yet globally it causes over 300,000 deaths per year,...
Laura López González – South Africa
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Prepping for our best shot at HIV prevention
For nearly 40 years, the only means to avoid contracting HIV was a condom. Now, six shots a year can do the job. South Africa is figuring...
Becky McCall — United Kingdom
7 min read
Polypill or poly-problem? Probing a many-sided debate
Will a new major study help find more takers for the polypill as a solution to the world’s leading cause of death—cardiovascular disease?
Re:solve Global Health
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Costs and benefits of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4
Most countries have made little progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4, which calls for a reduction in...
Danny Buckland — United Kingdom
7 min read
Sugar taxes: Searching for the sweet spot
Sugar taxes and food product labelling are increasingly in use to help people choose healthy and arrest the surge of non-communicable...
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