Tromsø lies over 200 miles north of the Arctic circle and last week, after months of polar nights it celebrated its first glimpse of the sun; and hosted two international meetings. One on global health and cross national initiatives aimed at promoting solidarity on health. A second on how to foster environmentally and socially sustainable […]
The health sector needs to learn how to work with patient leaders, says Tessa Richards. […]
More and more, organisations are seeking to push the envelope towards “co-production” of research […]
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Healthcare is complex and no single government can manage alone […]
What is acceptable or unacceptable medical terminology in today’s world, asks Tessa Richards. […]
Who gets to define value in health systems? The notion that it should be the people who use their services, rather than those who provide them, is gaining momentum. At a meeting in Paris this week, convened by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), revolutionary zeal was in the air as speakers urged […]
Corruption in health systems has been described as “one of the biggest open sores in medicine.” It occurs in many guises and all countries. Patients may be unaware of the price they pay for corrupt procurement processes, manipulation of drug trial data, and conflicts of interest, but they are well aware if they need to make “informal” […]
Gaining cross country consensus on joint European strategies to tackle politically and culturally sensitive public health issues is not easy. So it was not surprising perhaps that a decision to adopt an action plan on sexual and reproductive health at the World Health Organization’s 66th Regional Committee meeting in Copenhagen went to the wire. It […]
I hate to think of what I’ve cost the NHS since I was diagnosed with cancer in 2004. This year alone I’d need to factor in 12 outpatient appointments, seven MRI scans, and a course of radiotherapy. And “the worst is yet to come,” as one consultant I saw wryly reminded me. But sufficient unto […]