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The TB situation Room

February 2015 TheGlobalFundNews; In the West Wing of the White House in Washington D.C., the Situation Room is a nerve center for intelligence and security matters, fitted with high-tech communications. Created during the presidency of John F. Kennedy in the 1960s, the Situation Room provides decision-makers with a central place …

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Attitude and the 21st century doctor

February 2015 TheLancet; The irrepressibly global nature of health care in the 21st century is more apparent than ever, manifesting not just through outbreaks of infectious diseases and spread of antibiotic resistance, but also through the flourishing of non-communicable diseases and growing planetary problems such as climate change.1 Much attention …

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3 Tips for WHOs New Director for Africa

February 2015 IRNAfrica; The World Health Organization says the death toll from Ebola has risen for the second time in two consecutive weeks, despite earlier announcements that the transmission rate was on the decline. This is just one of the challenges facing WHO’s new regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Rebecca …

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The Can and Cant of Cat Bonds

February 2015 cgdev; The emerging consensus is that the response to Ebola is a test that most rich countries failed. Given that the next public health challenge is a ‘when’, not an ‘if’, what can we do to be more prepared for the next emergency? Cat bonds might be part …

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The future of the Global Fund

February 2015; devpolicy;  During his recent visit to Canberra, Stephen Howes spoke to Dr Mark Dybul, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. You can listen to a podcast of their full conversation here. The following is a condensed transcript. Stephen: You’ve come at an …

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Urban health post-2015

February 2015 TheLancet; In Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, Kublai Khan says to Marco Polo “you take delight not in a city’s seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it gives to a question of yours”. People’s lives and to large extent their questions (in the form of desire for …

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GREEK: Greek Government plans health system overhaul

February 2015 TheLancet; Greece’s new Government promises to substantially reform the health system. But experts wonder whether the pledges can be implemented. Eva Karamanoli reports from Athens. The electoral victory of Greece’s left-wing Syriza party at the end of last month and its aftermath have captured the attention of the …

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