Health

Universal health coverage: a wise investment with high returns

At the halfway point to 2030, half the world’s population still lacks access to essential health services and the proportion of people facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health…

Francesca Colombo, Bruce Aylward, Juan Pablo Uribe|
Health

Monitoring the safety of medicines and vaccines: An essential public health service

Vaccines and medicines are indispensable for preventing infections, treating diseases, or reliving pain. But there are risks of unwanted or unexpected events that can happen from harmful…

Juan Pablo Uribe, Huihui Wang, Patricio V. Marquez|
Health

Changing attitudes and empowering young girls in Senegal

I met Mariama in her hometown of Goudiry, in the region of Tambacounda. Situated in the east of Senegal, Tambacounda is one of the country’s most impoverished, marginalized regions, with some of…

Maty Dia|
Gender, Education

Making Development Strides in Haiti’s Water Sector

A recent assessment supported by the Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership (GWSP), revealed that Haiti’s water laws and policies are disjointed and weakly enforced, and the overall…

Farah A. Dorval, Véronique Verdeil, Christophe Prevost|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Health, Poverty, Urban Development, Water

Can information systems improve the health of an entire country?

Implementing a Health Information Management System could be the key to transforming the sector in Peru.

Gabriel Aguirre Martens|
Health
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