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Three Ideas on How the New WHO Chief Can Build Health Systems From the Bottom Up

Kabir Sheikh 01/06/2017

Tedros Ghebreyesus Adhanom has set universal health coverage as...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, candidate for Director General of the World Health Organisation, attends a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 26, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Pierre Albouy/File photo

Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Will Be the First African WHO Head

Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles 24/05/2017

The former health minister and foreign minister, who vowed...

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Three-Nation Effort, Including India, to Beat Kala Azar Faced With New Challenge

T.V. Padma 19/05/2017

In 2005, India, Nepal and Bangladesh launched a joint...

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As WHO Director-General Election Nears, Ethiopia’s Candidate Is Accused of Cholera Cover-Ups

Endalk 18/05/2017

"Finally! The @NYTimes calls out @WHO DG candidate @DrTedros...

Infographic about changes in bad health that mya be expected in South America. Credit: Medigo/Global Voices

We’re Living Longer, But Not Everyone Is Living Healthier

Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe 13/05/2017

The World Health Organisation confirms that we are living...

FILE PHOTO: The GlaxoSmithKline building is pictured in Hounslow, west London

Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to Pilot Malaria Vaccine From 2018

Kate Kelland 25/04/2017

The injectable vaccine was developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline...

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Profiteering Hospitals Are Driving Alarming Rise in C-Section Deliveries in India

Shweta Marathe and Renuka Mukadam 21/04/2017

C-sections were developed to deal with life threatening medical...