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World Immunization Week: Leaders and Laggards
April 22, 2013
Immunization saves millions of lives, is among the most cost-effective health interventions ever developed, and has attracted a great deal of attention and funding from public and private donors in recent years.  Indeed, global health leaders have committed to making this the ‘Decade of V...
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What Will Universal Health Coverage Actually Cover?
February 20, 2013
This week the World Health Organization held a major international meeting on universal health coverage (UHC), with Director General Margaret Chan reaffirming her regard for universal coverage “as the single most powerful concept that public health has to offer.” While the term “universal” signals t...
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Making Priority-Setting a Priority for Global Health
April 19, 2012
This week the World Health Organization made dementia a priority, while Jim Kim—next in line for the World Bank—chose his as job creation. “Priority” is a word that is often used in global health and development when calling for increased attention to or funding of specific diseases, services, or in...
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WHO and NCD: Another Unfunded Mandate?
September 20, 2011
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WHO Needs a Replenishment
May 20, 2011
Why is the World Health Organization (WHO) facing a financial crisis at a time when international support for global health issues has never been higher? The answer to this question cannot be found in any of the documents circulated for the 2011 World Health Assembly this week, but most observers ci...