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How governments define the priorities and parameters for action within their health systems can profoundly affect a country's population — especially in developing countries where the disease burden is often high.

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Opinions and Analysis

An Ethiopian doctor conducting research Time to turn words into deeds on health research

African ministers have committed themselves to a set of actions to boost health research in their countries. Now they must implement them.

27 June 2008 | EN

Surgeons studying an x-ray film in Ghana Surgery is cheap and effective, but donors neglect it

Doruk Ozgediz and Robert Riviello make the case for devoting more resources to easily treated surgical conditions in Africa.

10 June 2008 | EN
Source: PLoS Medicine

Ignoring hypertensive disease a travesty

7 May 2008 | EN | 中文
Source: The Lancet

Policy Briefs

Controlling TB requires public awareness

An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.

27 June 2007 | EN
Source: Open Society Institute

Addressing health policy in Myanmar

The challenge of setting policy priorities for infectious diseases in Myanmar's current political climate.

27 June 2007 | EN
Source: PLoS Medicine


News and Features

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Powerful new tool to diagnose drug-resistant TB

Following successful clinical trials of a new tool to diagnose drug-resistant TB, the WHO has endorsed its use in all affected countries.

2 July 2008 | EN

Sanitation 'crucial' for tackling water-borne disease

A new WHO report concludes that effective and affordable methods for tackling sanitation are essential to control water-borne diseases.

1 July 2008 | EN