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All items tagged healthOpen Think Tank ArticlesJanuary 10, 2012 | Brazil: A Key Ally on Global GovernanceMarkus Fraundorfer: Brazil has turned into a crucial actor in several policy areas of global governance, surpassing fellow emerging powers like China and India to take important roles in health, hunger, and climate change policy. The EU can no longer afford to neglect Brazil as a decisive partner for the future. ... MoreJuly 6, 2011 | Neglected Diseases: Open Innovation Offers a Way ForwardSam Vanderslott: Despite disinterest of pharmaceutical companies, and thus of the developed world, neglected diseases, widespread infections in the developing regions, should be considered a transatlantic security issue. While not a traditional security issue, health is now accepted in a broadened understanding of security, on an individual rather than state-centred basis. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesApril 27, 2009 | Improved Pandemic Response Does Not Ensure SafetyHealth bureaus and the WHO have swung into action to deal with the Mexican swine flu outbreak. ++ The public health community has learnt to cope with pandemics after an ill-handled outbreak in 1976 and recent avian flu threats. ++ But it is unclear whether politicians have learned the same lessons. ++ Governments might have to nationalize their healthcare systems in order to cope with pandemics ... MoreJuly 6, 2007 | Connors and Blumenthal Report on How Solar Flashlights Light the Way in AfricaMark Bent, a former foreign service officer and Texas oilman, joined forces with international organisations, NGOs and corporate benefactors to develop and distribute over 30,000 solar-powered flashlights to villages and refugee camps in Africa. The flashlights — which provide up to 7 hours of light on a daily solar charge and last about 3 years — serve a multitude of purposes ranging from ... More |
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