Global analysis of deaths from chronic diseases
Most nations falling short of UN targets to cut premature deaths from chronic diseases. People in the UK, US and China have a higher risk of...
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.
Rocking your role – women as the bread winners
I am an executive coach and an author of a book called ‘Rocking Your Role’ which is a guide to success for women who are...
Nursing during the 1918 flu pandemic
A new exhibition opening at the Florence Nightingale Museum, in the basement of St Thomas’s Hospital, London, on 21st September explores nursing during history’s deadliest...
We The Goalkeepers
‘We The Goalkeepers’ focuses on 7 young Goalkeepers from around the world and the inspirational work that they’re doing around the world to achieve the...
Aretha Franklin – her neuroendocrine cancer
As a star-studded crowd in Detroit wished a final farewell to Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul, a relatively unheard-of group of patients around the...
Launch of Cairn Youth Network
Last week, a group of prestigious speakers, mental health experts, campaigners and young people took part in a rewarding day-long workshop at the House of...
Measles is back
Measles cases across Europe have hit a record high, causing 37 deaths this year. New figures from the World Health Organisation show a staggering 41,000 cases...
Ebola outbreak in the DRC
As more cases of Ebola are confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two British experts comment on what is happening and how the virus...
World Hepatitis Day: the missing millions
The message of this year’s World Hepatitis Day is ‘Find the missing millions’ which aims to focus attention on the fact that millions of people...
Fighting against Rift Valley fever
Rift Valley fever is a viral disease endemic to Africa that is found on animals and spread via biting mosquitoes. The threat of Rift Valley...
