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Why the ‘Right to Health’ is Much More than a Slogan: A …

WEBAlicia Ely Yamin is a Lecturer on Law and the Senior Fellow on Global Health and Rights at Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center.Previously, she was appointed …

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Public Health and Overpopulation: The United Nations Takes Action

WEBThe global population is currently rising at a steady rate. The number of humans existing on Earth has never been as high as it is now. In 1800, Earth had …

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Filling the Void: Vaccine Diplomacy and Shifting Global Health …

WEBFilling the Void: Vaccine Diplomacy and Shifting Global Health Dynamics. 25.Mar.2021 . 13 min read. A year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared …

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Changing up the Check-Up: How Concierge Medicine can Re …

WEBIn pilot concierge practices at hospitals across the country, many of these issues are being addressed once again. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) rolled …

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Hot Topic: Climate Change as a Public Health Crisis

WEBHowever, recent research has estimated that over 250,000 deaths could result from climate change by 2050, demonstrating that climate change poses a great …

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Look the Other Way: Venezuela's Handling of the Health Care Crisis

WEBAt the heart of this healthcare crisis lies the economic turbulence that arose from falling oil prices beginning in 2014. The price of oil, Venezuela’s main export, at …

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Compassion, Care, and Caution on the Front Line: Interview with …

WEBCompassion, Care, and Caution on the Front Line: Interview with Duncan Selbie. 26.Apr.2023 . 10 min read. Professor Duncan Selbie is president of the …

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Condomize and Stay Alive: Access to Contraception in West and …

WEBWest and Sub-Saharan African countries have some of the lowest rates of contraceptive use and highest rates of fertility and infant, child, and maternal mortality. …

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A Vaccine Against Suffering: Yemen’s Malnourishment Epidemic

WEB"An analysis of Yemen's malnourishment epidemic from a biosocial perspective, underscoring how the international community has failed Yemen time and …

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Authoritarianism in the Time of COVID

WEBAuthoritarianism in the Time of COVID. As the world grappled with the onset of the novel coronavirus earlier this year, policymakers in countries across the world had …

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Growth from Genocide: The Story of Rwanda’s Healthcare System

WEBThe Rwandan Genocide, born from intense strife and structural inequality between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, is infamous for its brutality. Within 100 days, …

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An Army of White Coats: Exploring the Implications of Cuban …

WEBThe Kenya-Cuba Doctors Deal. In 2005, Cuban President Fidel Castro established The Henry Reeve Medical Brigade, nicknamed the “White Coat Army,” to …

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Indigenous Healthcare in Canada

WEBCanada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established in 2008 to interview Indigenous peoples who had been in Residential Schools and publicize their …

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Uncovering the Secrets of the Global Food Industry

WEBIn times of macroeconomic uncertainty, environmental disruptions, and growing supermarket and retail power, the global food industry faces enormous …

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Are Illnesses Racist

WEBThe CBS magazine title, “Churches, Schools, Shows Closed: Epidemic Puts Ban on All Public Assembles” may feel relevant to the world today; however, it is actually …

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West Africa and COVID-19: A Model for Effective Mitigation with …

WEBWest Africa and COVID-19: A Model for Effective Mitigation with Limited Resources. 06.Jan.2021 . 7 min read. As the coronavirus pandemic began to sweep the …

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The Struggle of Mental Health Care Delivery in South Korea and …

WEBThe Struggle of Mental Health Care Delivery in South Korea and Singapore. 11.Mar.2022 . 7 min read. South Korea and Singapore are, in many ways, seemingly …

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Medical Servitude: The Other Side of Cuban Medical Diplomacy

WEBThe picture is a popular one: Cuban doctors born, raised, and trained on the island, working side-by-side with doctors in countries around the world, providing …

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