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Malaria: we need to stay the course

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:33 +0000

David Hercot As expected, the release of new malaria death estimates by IHME (last week in the Lancet) has sparked numerous reactions and comments on all sides. BMJ gives a pretty good overview of the debate. Richard Horton finds it a bit shameful that WHO criticises the data instead of engaging in reasoned discussion on ways [...]

IHPNews 155 – Malaria Headache

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:06:40 +0000

Dear Colleagues, In this week’s guest-editorial, Emerging Voice Wilfred T. Gurupira (Zimbabwe) suffers from post-conference blues, after attending the PMAC conference in Bangkok. He’s probably not the only one. Enjoy your reading. David Hercot, Kristof Decoster, Josefien Van Olmen, Basile Keugoung & Wim Van Damme Editorial – Post-conference Blues I am suffering from what I [...]

Edito – Post-conference Blues

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:09:00 +0000

Wilfred T. Gurupira I am suffering from what I hope is a rare condition. It is post-conference blues and it is strange that I should be suffering from this condition given that I have not been to that many international conferences. Symptoms of this condition alternate between euphoria (thinking of what could be) and depression [...]

IHPNews 154 – UHC inequities

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:23 +0000

Dear Colleagues, This week, our Emerging Voices colleague from the Philippines, Raoul Bermejo, sent us this guest-editorial on the PMAC conference he attended in Bangkok. To get a feel of the vibes there, check out also the blog posts from David and others on our IHP blog, with key messages, impressions and memorable quotes. UHC: [...]

UHC: intolerance for inequities

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:17:27 +0000

Raoul Bermejo (follow on twitter) Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is intolerance for health inequities. This is a key message at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2012 that resonated well with me. Our attempts at UHC will benefit from a clear articulation of the need to address inequities and the underlying power imbalances. The whole social-determinants-of-health-movement has [...]

Some key messages, memorable quotes, and impressions from PMAC.

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:54 +0000

Kristof Decoster and David Hercot inspired by the ITM team attending the PMA conference The three day conference on Universal Health Care in Bangkok offered plenty of things to reflect on. Colleagues from ITM who attended the conference share a few memorable quotes and upcoming issues. You can also look for more discussions on the PMA [...]

UHC is in, HSS is out

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:36:04 +0000

David Hercot (follow on twitter) To build on a CGD post about ‘what’s hot and what’s not’ in global development for 2012, after attending the PMAC conference in Bangkok, I think it’s fair to say that as far as global health is concerned, Universal Health Care (UHC) is on the rise. That is, if the [...]

IHP newsletter 153 – UHC in the year of the dragon

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:18:11 +0000

Dear Colleagues, We are very happy to offer you this viewpoint from two Emerging Voices, live from the PMAC conference in Bangkok on Universal Coverage. (Click on the links to see some pictures from Emerging Voices in Bangkok on Facebook, and to follow PMAC news on Twitter.) UHC in the year of the dragon and [...]

UHC in the year of the dragon and at Guantanomo Bay

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:35:16 +0000

Through the looking glass of invited participants at the 2012 Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC), experiencing Thailand for the first time, it seems like Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a mantra here in Thailand. There were statements like “seize the dragon year for UHC as it is the time to make things happen”. The commitment [...]

Monitoring UHC: Will providers bear the burden?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:12:40 +0000

David Hercot From monitoring selected diseases to monitoring universal health care: will the providers bear the burden of a growing number of indicators? The Prince Mahidol Award Conference is in full swing. Today we got a very interesting update on the indicators that need to be measured when looking at progress toward UHC. The question [...]