Sep 18, 2015 | Blog, Cities, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
In a few days the international community will meet to endorse the Sustainable Development Goals as well as 2030 targets to eradicate poverty, tackle inequalities, and protect the planet. Realizing the ambition of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will...
Sep 3, 2015 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
By Valentina Jovanovski Health workers in Kenya’s refugee camps would be more likely to stick with their jobs if they were offered more training and the possibility of academic qualifications, according to a study. Healthcare assistants who are from the refugee...
Aug 10, 2015 | Health & Human Security, Health & Wellbeing
An independent report commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) on their efforts against the West African Ebola Outbreak has concluded that the global health emergency response apparatus is severely lacking. The chair of the report, former Oxfam chief...
Mar 14, 2014 | Blog, Knowledge Networks, New Research
OPENPediatrics’ web-based platform for teaching, exchanging ideas, and sharing best practices in pediatric care is used in 80 countries on six continents. The network has not only broken down the borders between specialty hospitals and remote caregivers, and...