Ukraine crisis for people with chronic disease
Ukraine: People with chronic diseases face massive challenges in accessing health care, according to new WHO survey 1 in 3 households home to at least...
Global Reach
The Global Reach category highlights health issues, systems and innovations from around the world. It brings international perspectives on public health, equity, policy and practice, showcasing how different regions confront shared challenges and opportunities in health and care.
The importance of health literacy
On World Health Day, 7th April 2022, Beth Cooper discusses the Importance of health literacy for the Hippocratic Post. According to the Centres for Disease...
Billions still breathe unhealthy air
Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air according to new WHO data monitoring over 6,000 cities now monitor air quality. Almost the entire global population...
Concern for pensioners amid rising energy costs
With the rising energy costs set to soar, Will Donnelly - Care Expert and CoFounder of Lottie - has warned about the risks to the...
New method of developing diagnostic tests could help tackle future pandemics
Software which helps speed up the process of creating new diagnostic tests could help combat future pandemics, its developers say. A team of bioengineers and...
A course to remember in Hargeisa, Somaliland
In March 2022, we were honoured to train 34 healthcare workers in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Here, our CEO Elly Nott shares how this HEST course came...
Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India
Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India: Maximizing potential of traditional Indian medicines through modern science and technology The World Health Organization (WHO) and the...
Action needed for global cancer epidemic
Action needed for global cancer epidemic: A new study by leading researchers in the UK and the US has highlighted the critical need for more...
WHO report on Ukraine war
Ukraine war: 28 days of war, 64 verified attacks on health care, and 18 million people affected: ne month of war has had a devastating...
Tuberculosis: one of deadliest infectious diseases
According to the latest European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)/World Health Organization (WHO) report on tuberculosis (TB) surveillance and monitoring in Europe, a...
