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Why healthcare for all is a feminist issue openDemocracy

WEBHealth charges for migrants are hitting women hardest. Yesterday feminist activists changed the sign on the new Millicent Fawcett statue in Parliament square in …

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Healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean: a

WEBEven though some goals in healthcare have improved, Latin America remains the most unequal region in the world: in 2014, 71% of the wealth of the region belonged …

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Tunisia’s healthcare system, like its politics, neglects the poorest in

WEBTunisians are suffering from a high level of mortality, with over 11.000 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Shortages of ICU beds, confirmed by statements from …

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Health & care openDemocracy

WEBLatest in "Health & care". Home: Opinion. Labour is headed for electoral triumph – then woe in government. 13 May 2024. Paul Rogers. The party may have a 30 …

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Why Indigenous people are more vulnerable to mental health …

WEBOver 30% of Aboriginal people were suffering some form of psychological distress, compared to 20% of the overall population; and 12.4% of Aboriginal people …

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HMP Wandsworth: Investigation shows prison crisis is systemic

WEBThe chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, put HMP Wandsworth in special measures last week after finding a “shocking decline” caused by “poor …

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England's NHS is embracing 'big data'. But who’s really benefiting

WEBThe Department of Health and Social Care’s recently announced ban on NHS Trusts making “exclusive data deals” may have been prompted by DeepMind’s and …

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How to decolonise mental health services openDemocracy

WEBMental health services are failing people from minority communities in the UK. Credit: Shutterstock. Before David 'Rocky' Bennett’s death in a psychiatric unit 18 years …

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Access to mental health in the Maré favelas in Rio: a fight that …

WEBMental health in Brazil is a right of all citizens, as is access to public services. For slum dwellers, the anguish is compounded by a host of violences – racial, …

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Ten common arguments: reframing the NHS debate

WEBArgument: “The NHS is outmoded. Technology is the future”. Reality: State provided, universal healthcare is the most progressive & sustainable form. There’s an …

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Why is the Canadian healthcare system faring better than its

WEBThe Canadian single-payer system contributes an average of 2% of its spending to administrative costs, while the average American private insurance …

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India’s trans community speak out about their

WEBIn particular, the trans community struggles to access affordable and quality healthcare. When it comes to gender-affirmation surgery, “the process is punishing and …

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Paying for A&E won’t save the NHS. Just look at Ireland

WEBFar from being an answer to the multi-pronged crises afflicting the NHS, Ireland’s health service is a crumbling deathtrap with a unique set of historical …

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A moment of honesty is required

WEBIt is universally accepted that the creation of the National Health Service is the single greatest achievement of the Labour party. The neglect of the NHS was a principal …

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Will the Tories meet their 2019 manifesto pledges

WEBThe Tories’ 2019 manifesto pledged that the party would “continue” its work towards building 300,000 new homes a year by the mid-2020s. In practice, this likely referred to …

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Three-quarters of UK public worried more NHS

WEBA poll commissioned by openDemocracy found that around three-quarters of UK adults would be concerned if the proportion of healthcare provided by the NHS using …

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Britain’s struggling mental health services are on the brink of a …

WEBSue Willgoss knows more than most the terrible human cost of a deficient mental health system. Two years ago, she lost her 25-year-old son, Daniel, to a …

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Britain's NHS is as good as it gets

WEBThe most expensive healthcare system, by contrast, is the US, at $8,508 per capita – more than double the UK, while delivering much worse results. Critics of the …

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Jeremy Hunt: How new chancellor ruined the NHS openDemocracy

WEBJeremy Hunt: New chancellor is the man who ruined the NHS. As the former health secretary is appointed to the Exchequer, his ministerial past puts paid to his …

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Lecciones de América Latina para el mundo: Por qué

WEBAntes de abandonar el poder en 1990, el general y dictador chileno Augusto Pinochet creó un marco jurídico que supuestamente le garantizaría total impunidad.

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