Now that the XIX International AIDS Conference is in full swing this week in Washington, DC, it’s worth reflecting not only on past achievements but on future challenges.As recounted by Dr. Peter…

In the late 1990s, an international consultant told me that a proposed electronic health information system in the Dominican Republic was “like Star Wars and will not work in this country.”   Our…

New estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the World Bank show that the…

Il y a quelque temps, je suis parti en mission visiter un nouvel hôpital au Lesotho. Je savais que cet établissement était destiné à accueillir des patients atteints de tuberculose multi-…

不久前，我随代表团参观了莱索托的一家新建医院。有人事先提醒说，该医院专门治疗多重抗药性结核病患者，同时我也知道莱索托因艾滋病和结核病合并感染而面临沉重负担，因此我预想结核病患者的构成应该与艾滋病感染者的构成相吻合，即基本为年轻人，而且女性感染者不断增加。 令我毫无准备的是我目睹了两个家庭——无论是老少、男女，还是儿童——整个被集中在一处，由医务人员对其每人服药过程进行监督。今后一段时间内，…

Hace un tiempo, formé parte de una misión que debía visitar un nuevo hospital en Lesotho. Me advirtieron de antemano que el propósito de estas instalaciones era atender a las personas que sufren…

Also available in: Français,  Español,  中文 A while ago, I was part of a mission to visit a new hospital in Lesotho. Warned in advance that this facility was intended to treat people with multi-…

Also available in: Русский When healthcare professionals take the Hippocratic Oath, they promise to prescribe patients regimens based on their “ability and judgment” and to “never do harm to…

Health systems are under pressure in Asia. Epidemiological and demographic transitions are taking place much faster than in Europe and America, in the span of a single generation. With the…