The World Bank has an annual budget of US$20 billion, and is the largest organisation operating with a mission to reduce poverty worldwide. Malaria destroys about 1 million lives a year; the disease is the leading parasitic cause of death for Africa’s children and impoverishment for their families. Here we examine how these factors meetContinue reading “The World Bank-false financial and statistical accounts in malaria treatment”
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La Directiva Bolkestein, Ramon Serna
La Directiva Bolkenstein y el recorte de los servicios publicos en Europa Ramon Serna, Intersindical Alternativa de Catalunya – El proyecto de la directiva que se conoce con este nombre fue adoptado por la Comisi?n Europea en enero de este a?o y pretende empezar a aplicarse a partir del pr?ximo a?o, despu?s de que seaContinue reading “La Directiva Bolkestein, Ramon Serna”
XIV Conference of the International Association of Health Policy (IAHP) and the Latin-American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES)
HEALTH, ETHICS Y EQUITY: A CALL FOR POLICIES AND ACTION Salvador – Brazil 15 to 18 July, 2007 PRESENTATION The Congress of IAHP and ALAMES held in Salvador between 15 and 18 July of 2007, was an opportunity for a necessary reflection about relevant themes on the realm of health policy and social medicine toContinue reading “XIV Conference of the International Association of Health Policy (IAHP) and the Latin-American Association of Social Medicine (ALAMES)”
Maria Urbaneja: Un mensaje sobre Sergio Aruca
Amigos y amigas de la Salud Colectiva de América Latina, amigos y amigas de ALAMES Se nos fue Sergio amigo, compañero de sueños y de luchas por la defensa de la Salud como Derecho y como Bien Publico. Conocí a Sergio en aquella reunión de Ariccia, Roma en 1979 y desde ahí se tejió unaContinue reading “Maria Urbaneja: Un mensaje sobre Sergio Aruca”
Health Policy Reform: Driving the wrong way?, by John Lister
Health Policy Reform: Driving the wrong way? – A critical guide to the global ‘health reform’ industry author: John Lister Published July 5 2005 ISBN 1 904750 45 1 £25pb “This is an excellent book for students and policy makers and provides a useful overview of health care restructuring across the world. I recommend it.”Continue reading “Health Policy Reform: Driving the wrong way?, by John Lister”
Scientists against the new EU rules comercialising clinical trials research
Scientists beg EU to repeal new rules for clinical trials Brussels Rory Watson Thousands of academics and scientists across Europe are appealing to the European Union to repeal new legislation that they fear could seriously damage the prospects of non-commercial, academically led, patient focused clinical research. Opponents of the new rules, which are due toContinue reading “Scientists against the new EU rules comercialising clinical trials research”
Australian Health Inequities Program
Our agenda is ambitious – working across two Universities in different states and establishing an agenda on social determinants of health in a world where the health imagination is still firmly wedded to medical and behavioural solutions. We have made some steps towards this agenda through commencing a number of new research projects that areContinue reading “Australian Health Inequities Program”
Public Health disaster in Gaza strip
PMRS Urgent Appeal for Support to Avert Public Health Disaster in the Gaza Strip Gaza City, 28-06-06: Gaza has once again become the target of Israeli military invasions and the subject of methods of collective punishment, further exacerbating an existing, severe humanitarian situation in the Strip, and in Palestine as whole. Escalating levels of violence;Continue reading “Public Health disaster in Gaza strip”
XIV Congress of the International Association of Health Policy (IAHP) & the Latin-American Congress of Social Medicine (ALAMES) – Salvador, Brazil, 15 to 18 July 2007
HEALTH, ETHICS Y EQUITY: A CALL FOR POLICIES AND ACTION EQUIDAD Y DERECHO A LA SALUD: UN IMPERATIVO ÉTICO GLOBAL Salvador – Brazil 15 to 18 July, 2007
Saluco 8: Hormone Replacement Therapy in question – Tratamientos Hormonales de Reemplazo
SaluCo (De utilizar la informaci?n citar la fuente) Boletin 8 Tratamientos Hormonales de Reemplazo, Hormone Replacement Therapy Segunda Quincena Julio 2002 Nota editorial: Saluco, en esta oportunidad sale en los d?as en que nuestro pueblo se apresta a celebrar el 26 de Julio, sirva entonces para sumarnos a dicho homenaje, saludar a los/las colegas deContinue reading “Saluco 8: Hormone Replacement Therapy in question – Tratamientos Hormonales de Reemplazo”
International Association of Health Policy 