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How new technology can help clinical quality, …

WEBHealth information and communication technology (HICT) holds enormous potential to improve productivity. Several countries, the UK and the US included, have …

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Five ways health systems have changed over the last …

WEBEach national healthcare system has its own imprinting, which tends to be preserved over time. However, it is evident that over the last thirty years the health …

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The cost-of-living crisis is a public health issue

WEBIn Public Health Wales’ report, we make the case that the cost-of-living crisis is a long-term public health issue and therefore requires an urgent public health …

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The geopolitics of health in the Middle East

WEBEstimated reading time: 10 minutes. In this blog, Aimée Wolff and Amy Haven reflect on the lessons learnt from the event The Geopolitics of Health in the …

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Haile Selassie and his quest to develop a Westernised …

WEBJulianne Weis (@julianneweis) earned a PhD in the history of medicine at Oxford University in 2015, focusing on the history of maternal health policy and practice …

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“Why should the people wait any longer

WEBIn the aftermath of the Second World War, Britain showed the world that a universal health care system was possible. Anthony Broxton gives a brief account of Nye Bevan’s vision …

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Industrialization, health and human welfare Economic …

WEBIndustrialization, health and human welfare. It is common knowledge that most citizens living in countries that have industrialized lead relatively prosperous lives …

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Understanding Pakistan's efforts to align quality …

WEBPolicy columnist for The Diplomat Magazine and guest blogger, Hannan Hussain, explores the potential of Universal Healthcare in Pakistan with a government …

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Inequalities in Access to Healthcare Among Gypsy, Roma …

WEBReligious, cultural and linguistic minorities have long faced discrimination in relation to their distinctive identity. Although a great variety of minority situations exist, …

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Integrating science, technology and health policies in Brazil

WEBIntegrating the goals of improving health systems with initiatives to foster science and technological (S&T) development is a challenge for developing countries …

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What is the difference between an impact and an outcome

WEBAndrew Hardin g looks closely at the terminology and theoretical differences between an impact and an outcome in welfare research. Outcomes tend to be pre …

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There is an urgent need to review the UK's system of …

WEBIn the midst of a lethal pandemic, the government controversially axed the main public health body (Public Health England) and announced the creation of yet …

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The world rediscovers Cuban medical internationalism

WEBDr Clare Wenham (LSE Health Policy) discusses what we can learn from Cuba on health security. Another aspect of Cuban medical internationalism has been …

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Measuring the Contribution of the Catholic Church to Human …

WEBOften, faith extends beyond the weekly services. Communities are responsible for education, healthcare, social provision, and crisis response, to name a …

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Community groups are a lifeline in the cost-of-living crisis

WEBCommunity groups are playing a vital role in supporting people in crisis. Without the help of these groups, many people would not have access to food or basic …

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The six types of harmful information that make us more vulnerable

WEBDr Sten Hansson is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Birmingham, and Associate Professor at the Univeristy of Tartu. He is the lead author of …

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Why gender equality is still an issue in the UK

WEBWomen are less likely to be employed full-time with a rate of 45% compared to 61% of men. 41% of women provide care for children, grandchildren, older people, or …

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Fatalism and an absence of public grief: how British society dealt …

WEBAlthough the ‘Spanish Flu’ killed almost a quarter of million Britons – many young – it went uncommemorated. Martin Bayly explains how British society attempted …

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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All …

WEB60. As noted by the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the position of female migrants is different from that of …

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The role of religion and traditional medicines in fighting COVID-19 …

WEBPresident Magufuli advised the people of Tanzania to make use of traditional medicines, announcing that his own son recovered from COVID-19 by incubating …

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