Category Archives: health policy

30Aug / 2015

9-2-15 PLOS Science Wednesday AMA Preview: River blindness programs improve health outcomes: Evidence for increased prioritization of NTDs in post-2015 global health agenda

By Sara Kassabian River blindness (onchocerciasis) is an onerous neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the second-leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Onchocerciasis is transmitted by a bite from the black fly, which creates an inflammatory response that leads to blindness … Continue reading »

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Posted by in Ask Me Anything, Emory University, Global Health, health policy, Ivermectin, MDGs, neglected tropical diseases, ntds, onchocerciasis, PLoS Blogs, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, PLOS NTDs, RedditScience, river blindness, SDGs, The Carter Center, The Student Blog

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26May / 2015

WHO will lead and who will pay? The World Health Organization, Ebola and the future of global health

By Andreas Vilhelmsson When the Ebola virus disease epidemic hit West Africa in late 2013, nobody could imagine that just a year and a half later it will have caused more than 11,000 deaths and be declared a threat to … Continue reading »

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Posted by in ebola, Global Health, Global Health Systems, Health, health policy, health research systems WHO World Health Report, lancet, MSF, public health, Public-Private Partnership, The Student Blog, who, World Health Assembly, world health organization

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