Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the early 80s, debates about the right measures and justified resources in order to deal with an imminent health threat, haven’t been as heated as they …
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The deadly diarrhoea epidemic in Zimbabwe could have been foreseen and avoided. Health Committees were a verhicle both for emergency relief and social protest. …
Medico’s 40th anniversary 2008 was an opportunity looking for a new framework, one describing new forms of global interdependence and the resulting common interest, as well as pointing to new starting points for further action. How should aid and solidarity be redefined in current circumstances? What are the practical implications for aid? These were the questions Medico dealt with throughout its anniversary year, discussing with donors and project regional partners at numerous events large and small. …
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The predictable and evitable breakdown of Zimbabwe’s public health care system is currently culminating in the cholera epidemic. Already back in 2006, local health organisations warned against the …
Alternatives to the Patenting of Health "How did you manage that?" asked Suwit Wibulpolprasert, Chef Advisor for Health Economy in the Thai Ministry of Public, unbelievingly. "All the …
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Bangladesh is a land of many contradictions. While the defacto military takeover at the start of 2007 was welcomed by the majority of the population, as they hoped the „iron fist “would bring an …
The unparalleled medical progress over the last years, the increase of average life-expectancy, the growth of biomedical knowledge, the availability of effective drugs – all of this has passed by the majority of the world’s population almost without leaving the slightest trace. The premature death of nearly 12 million people could be avoided. Rethinking the global policy on medicines is necessary and urgent. medico works towards this aim. Ensuring access to essential medicines is imperative …
The unprecedented medical progress of the recent decades has almost completely bypassed the majority …
Drugs should be a blessing to mankind. But does drug research come up to its own expectations? The …
Documentation of the one-day symposium on global health and intellectual property, May 10th 2007. …
The alternative global health report, Global Health Watch 2005-2006, collects information and …
In principle, the Millennium Development Goals relating to health make sense. Unfortunately, …
