Global health education in Greece threatened by commodification
Professors and postgraduate students of tuition-free Master’s Programs in Public Health and Health Policy, and Primary Health Care find themselves locked out of the Medical School classrooms in Thessaloniki
Building international norms for protecting health workers
An expert roundtable consisting of health workers and trade unionists discussed the role of international legal norms in protecting health workers, and whether these can be improved by a new WHO instrument
IMF’s pinkwashing has multifold effects on women’s health
Roos Saalbrink talks about the different ways that IMF programmes undermine women’s right to health and the rights of women health workers
President of Turkish Medical Association Şebnem Korur Fincancı detained
Dr Şebnem Korur Fincancı was detained on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda after she spoke about alleged use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq
Cholera outbreak spreads rapidly in Lebanon
Lebanon struggles with its first cholera outbreak since 1993, as poverty, poor living conditions, and a weak health system put thousands of people at risk
“The killing of a Palestinian is a daily act”
Islah Jad, a women’s rights activist and lecturer at Birzeit University, speaks about the state of the health system in Palestine and why organizations working for the Palestinian people are being targeted by Israel
Uganda prepares for Ebola response
At least seven cases of Ebola of the rarer Sudan strain were recorded in Uganda as of September 22. The WHO has deployed medical supplies and expert staff to support epidemiologists in the country
Response to Hurricane Fiona raises concerns about discrimination, public health
Puerto Ricans are concerned about the response to Hurricane Fiona as US federal measures are set to leave behind poor communities even as lacunae in the health system remain unaddressed