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Health is a political choice

WebThe global community has made considerable progress against the most common communicable diseases, but today’s challenges lie in non-communicable diseases – an unexpected development that calls for political commitment at the highest level By Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director- general, World Health Organization The World Health

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Financing universal health coverage in low-income countries

WebAccording to the World Bank, in 2018 there were around 732 million people in 34 low-income countries with a combined gross domestic product of $576.9 billion. Hence, the average per capita GDP is $788. Countries in this income range (below roughly $1,000 per person per year) collect on average 20% of GDP in government revenues.

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The road to global health security

WebThe road to global health security. Learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic can pave the way towards secure health for everyone – but first, health security needs to be freed from its narrow definition. Th e vulnerability of economies to public health emergencies has been painfully demonstrated by the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, which is yet to

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Peace: the fundamental determinant of health

WebRenewed thinking and galvanised action is central to bringing peace and health to fragile and conflict-affected environments. With COVID-19 offering a potential avenue to rebuild social cohesion and bring communities together, we can mitigate the spread of the virus, recover and do better moving forwards The determinants of health are the conditions in …

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ADVOCACY: Access to information is a health equity issue

WebThe pandemic has shown us the critical role that information plays as a driver and determinant of health. Access to high-quality information about health is an equity issue, and one that is as important to global health as tackling the proliferation of health misinformation. Technology platforms and healthcare experts alike have key roles to play …

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Health politics: forever changed

WebHealth politics: forever changed. T he impact of COVID-19 on health politics is a landscape that will never look the same as the world pursues – with greater determination – the highest attainable standard of health for every human being. Political choices have always played a key role in shaping health – no matter in what kind of

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G7 performance on health

WebThe G7 Research Group has assessed 70 of the 410 health commitments for compliance by G7 members. Compliance averaged 76% – about the same as for all subjects overall, which averages 75%. Compliance was particularly strong for the 2007 summit, where the six assessed commitments averaged 85%. It was even higher for the 2014 summit, where …

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Unlocking health for all

WebInvestments that prioritise making people truly matter are the key to unlocking health for all and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and progress is being made across Europe towards well-being economies Charles Dickens said “science mattered when it transformed lives by curing disease or cleaning streets”. More than 150 years later, the …

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Biodiversity: The foundation of human health

WebNature filters the air we breathe, supports key immuno-regulatory functions of our gut microbiota, and provides green spaces to support physical and mental health. Biodiversity is not a luxury, but a fundamental prerequisite of well-being. The aggregate value of ecosystem services provided by nature has been estimated at $125 trillion annually.

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Brain health: key to health, wealth and well-being

WebLessons from how the world has tackled the pandemic could be applied to the rising challenge stemming from the increased incidence of brain disease We are our brains. Brains mediate all human actions and experience, holding the key to health, wealth and well-being. IN SEARCH OF AN OVERARCHING DEFINITION Brain health has no agreed …

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A new deal for African health security

WebA new deal for African health security. A frica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has a vision: to become world class and self-sustaining and position itself in line with universal health coverage, Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. To do so, it is proposing a New Deal.

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Struggling to heal: Egypt’s health initiatives in the face of health

WebDespite numerous health burdens, many of which intensified due to Covid-19, Egypt is dedicated to improving its healthcare system – and it has made progress in modernisation, quality, access and reach One common fundamental principle that drives healthcare systems globally is the aim to offer affordable and high-quality health care. However, …

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ADVOCACY: A wake-up call to elevate women’s health

WebFor the newly released second year of data, we surveyed women and girls aged 15 or older across 122 countries and territories throughout 2021. This immense undertaking enables the index to represent 94% of the world’s women and girls. The HGWHI focuses on five dimensions of health that together explain more than 80% of the variance in women

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Technology: meeting Rwanda’s healthcare needs

WebRwanda has extensively adopted electronic medical records across its healthcare facilities. EMR systems hold detailed patient records and are directly accessible to clinicians in their consultation rooms. EMR systems in health facilities have streamlined access to information and reduced the number of lost records and clinician-reported errors.

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Healthy economies depend on healthy children

WebHealthy economies depend on healthy children. W inston Churchill once observed that healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. And he was right. Because the ambitions of a society can only be realised through the ability of its people to realise their own ambitions. But were he speaking today, he might sharpen the focus on

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Lessons from Turkey’s achievements in universal health coverage

WebWe achieved universal health coverage in Turkey in 10 years, not only by increasing the insurance coverage to 99% but also by ensuring quick access to high-quality services without financial hardship. Through the HTP, citizen satisfaction rates increased from 39% to 75%, life expectancy at birth improved from 72 to 78 years, the maternal

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