The World Health Organization recently compiled a list of some of the biggest threats to global health in 2019. Millions of lives could be in jeopardy unless these threats are addressed.Here's a snapshot of ten urgent health issues, according to…
Deliberate, calculated attacks on healthcare facilities have become a routine weapon of war. These assaults kill both patients and health workers, and they devastate already vulnerable health systems. Not to mention they violate the Geneva Conventions.In 2017, there were at…
Earlier this year, the Brexit Health Alliance published a paper calling on both the UK and EU to put patients first. The paper warned that unless a deal can be reached, medicines and medical technologies could be delayed or, in…
July 28th is World Hepatitis Day. Viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of death globally, accounting for 1.34 million deaths per year – that’s as many as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. Together, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C cause 80%…
