Monthly Archives: January 2015

Universal Health Cover: the affordable dream – Amartya Sen

Universal healthcare is often presented as an idealistic goal that remains out of reach for all but the richest nations. That’s not the case, writes Amartya Sen. Look at what has been achieved in Rwanda, Thailand and Bangladesh. For the … Continue reading

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Lancet: Offline: Solving WHO’s “persisting weaknesses” (part 1)

The Lancet Volume 385, No. 9963, p100, 10 January 2015 When the 34 members of WHO’s Executive Board gather in Geneva on Jan 25—first, for a special session on the response to the Ebola outbreak and, second, for its 136th meeting—countries … Continue reading

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