Manuela Straneo (Athena Institute, VU University) , Claudia Hanson (LSHTM and Karolinska Institutet), Lenka Benova (Institute of Tropical Medicine and LSHTM) , Thomas van den Akker (VU University and Leiden University) Background What does it take to provide effective childbirth … Continue reading
By Michelle Udoh (LSHTM MSc student in Global Mental Health) Cultural competence training must be delivered to all persons involved with the delivery of the programme, to minimise the repercussions that racist attitudes and behaviours have on minority ethnic communities.” … Continue reading
By Susan Igras (Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health, Center for Child and Human Development), Marina Plesons (UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) and the World Health Organization) and Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli (UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World … Continue reading
By Sara E. Baumann (University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health) Images of women and girls sleeping in small sheds in far-flung Himalayan villages have made the in recent years. They are following a centuries old practice called chhaupadi, … Continue reading
By Carla Cuevas (University College London), Neha Batura (University College London), Luh Putu Lila Wulandari (University of New South Wales and Udayana University), Mishal Khan (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Aga Khan University) and Virginia Wiseman (University … Continue reading
By: Allison Portnoy (Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) What is financial risk protection? Policymakers use a number of priority-setting frameworks to make decisions but accounting only for health gains and medical costs averted … Continue reading
Firew Bobo (University of Technology Sydney), Augustine Asante (University of New South Wales), Mirkuzie Woldie (Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia), Andrew Hayen (University of Technology Sydney) Background Improvements in maternal and newborn health coverage have not led to anticipated progress … Continue reading
By Lydia Davidson (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) Note: This post was written prior to the Myanmar Military Coup in February, the situation is now very different. The coup serves to highlight the challenges faced in Myanmar. I … Continue reading
Authors: Diksha Singh1, Pankaj Bahuguna1, Lorna Guinness2, Shankar Prinja1 1Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 2 International Decision Support Initiative (IDSi), Centre for Global Development, London, UK … Continue reading
On the 15th of January 2021, our friend and colleague, Dr Bart Jacobs, died tragically in Cambodia where he lived with his wife and two children. He will always be remembered for his commitment to transforming health systems and making … Continue reading