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Delta, citing health concerns, drops service to 10 US airports. Is yours on the list?

Delta said it is making the move to protect employees amid the coronavirus pandemic, but planes have been flying near empty

      




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Letters: Reproductive rights often overlooked in health care debate

For too long, the health of women has been controlled by legislatures that are majority male or biased by their own religious beliefs, a letter says.

      




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Letters: Help letter carriers stay healthy by sanitizing mailboxes, door handles

Now is the time to stay at home and allow us to bring much needed supplies to your front door.

       




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Letters: Holcomb's coronavirus mandate: Keep Hoosiers alive, healthy

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's responsibility and obligation is to the citizenry of Indiana, a letter to the editor says.

       




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Letters: Robust health care system needed to combat coronavirus threat

Until we have a vaccine, the road to opening is through a health care system which can handle the infection, a letter to the editor says.

       




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Fishers announces coronavirus recovery plan, would become 3rd city with health department

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness announced Thursday that the city will seek to establish its own health department.

       




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'There's no more important issue in collegiate sports.' How IU, Big Ten approach mental health

Key players at IU: Mental health providers battle depression among athletes

       




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'There's no more important issue in collegiate sports.' How IU, Big Ten approach mental health

Key players at IU: Mental health providers battle depression among athletes

       




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'There's no more important issue in collegiate sports.' How IU, Big Ten approach mental health

Key players at IU: Mental health providers battle depression among athletes

       




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Insider: If the NBA returns, Pacers could benefit with a healthy backcourt

Malcolm Brogdon is healing and more minutes for JaKarr Sampson could get the Pacers out of the first round of the playoffs

      




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Health: Sunbeds 健康: 太阳床

Do you prefer to be fair or bronzed? This week's Take Away English reports on the dangers of sunbeds.




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Health: Swine Flu 健康:猪流感

The spread of swine flu has been positive for Japanese karaoke clubs. Find out more with Take Away English.




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Health: Acupuncture in the UK 健康:针灸在英国

Britain is bracing itself for an invasion of needles after acupuncture is recommended for treating back pain.




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Health: Laziness 健康:懒惰

How lazy are British people? This week's Take Away English looks at a survey on the subject.




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'Slow-rolling disaster': Exclusive look inside the coronavirus units at IU Health Methodist Hospital

IndyStar went inside IU Health Methodist Hospital for an exclusive look at its COVID-19 units in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

       




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Skelton: Newsom is relying on public health officials for his coronavirus response. But he has to listen to others too

In the U.S. no one rules absolutely — not even public health officials fighting the coronavirus.




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'Don't go visit your mom' on Mother's Day, San Francisco health director advises

The director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health told residents Wednesday not to visit their mothers on Mother's Day, even if wearing masks and keeping six feet apart.




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We need to prepare for the mental health impact of coronavirus on kids

More children are likely to experience toxic stress during the pandemic, which could lead to devastating impacts in the future.




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Letters: Holcomb's coronavirus mandate: Keep Hoosiers alive, healthy

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's responsibility and obligation is to the citizenry of Indiana, a letter to the editor says.

       




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Letters: Robust health care system needed to combat coronavirus threat

Until we have a vaccine, the road to opening is through a health care system which can handle the infection, a letter to the editor says.

       




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Briggs: Holcomb and Hogsett skip the bickering and prioritize health over politics

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett strained to embody unity Thursday at a time when it would have been easy to perceive friction.

       




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'I feel fresher and healthier' - Hamilton enjoying parts of F1 break

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he feels certain benefits from his enforced time away from Formula 1.




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How to protect your mental health

Advice on protecting your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak.





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Coronavirus: Advice for people with health conditions

Older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions are more vulnerable to the virus.




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Coronavirus: Why healthcare workers are at risk of moral injury

War veterans can experience trauma known as moral injury - now health workers are at risk too.




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Coronavirus: The health advice that is misleading or worse

There's still plenty of dangerous and untested medical advice circulating online.







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Coronavirus: Chinese official admits health system weaknesses

China says it will improve public health systems after criticism of its early response to the virus.




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Ottawa Public Health 'concerned' about long-term care homes during COVID-19 pandemic

Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches says hospital staff are providing support to long-term care homes hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Cardi B and Bernie Sanders talk police brutality and health care — while in a nail salon

The senator from Vermont and the rapper bantered and got into the issues in a new campaign video.




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A question missing from the health-care debate: Will doctors make less money?

Democratic candidates need to show their math.




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Trump found a way to simultaneously sabotage our health-care and immigration systems

He just took out two birds with one proclamation.




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On health care, is Trump malicious or just incompetent? Yes.

New cuts are actually expansions, according to Mike Pence.




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The 2020 elections are being driven by health care. That’s good news for Democrats.

Republican incompetence and heartlessness are again coming to Democrats’ rescue.




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It appears the Trump administration is doing all it can to drive away health professionals

The administration’s crackdown on immigration makes it harder to staff a health-care system facing chronic worker shortages.




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strataconf: Moving to the open healthcare graph http:// http://t.co/YYTUDN3Vzn Achieving the triple aim in healthcare: better, cheaper, safer #stratarx

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strataconf: A roundup of healthcare tools used in the field from #hdpalooza http://t.co/0d2x3OlaeC including @MedCPU @SVBiosystems @CHRankings & more

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strataconf: Ways to put the patient first when collecting health data http://t.co/iACckzJjAW @praxagora #stratarx #healthit

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AI-First Healthcare

AI is poised to transform every aspect of healthcare, including the way we manage personal health from customer experience and clinical care to healthcare cost reductions. This practical book is one of the first to describe present and future use cases where AI can help solve pernicious healthcare problems. Kerrie Holley and Siupo Becker provide guidance to help informatics and healthcare leadership create AI strategy and implementation plans for healthcare.





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Local health unit credits public with slowing COVID spread, encourages cottagers to stay home

While infection rates remain steady across the region, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting more than half of all 360 cases have now recovered.




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COVID-19 outbreak at Health Sciences Centre declared over

Health officials with the Manitoba government announced on Friday that a COVID-19 outbreak at the Health Sciences Centre has officially been declared over.




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Webinar: Reimagining the Role of State and Non-State Actors in (Re)building National Health Systems in the Arab World

Research Event

22 April 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Event participants

Fadi El-Jardali, Professor of Health Policy and Systems, American University of Beirut
Moderator: Nadim Houry, Executive Director, Arab Reform Initiative

As new cases of COVID-19 continue to surge, countries around the world struggle to mitigate the public health and economic effects of the virus. It is becoming increasingly clear that an effective pandemic response requires a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach. In the Arab world, where health systems are already strained by armed conflicts and displaced populations, a whole-of-society response to the pandemic is particularly critical as countries have become increasingly dependent on non-state actors, notably the private sector, for healthcare provision and any response that includes the state alone may not be sufficient to address the pandemic.

In a recent article, Fadi El-Jardali, argued that while the pandemic will have grave health and economic consequences for years to come, it brings with it a valuable opportunity to re-envision the role of state and non-state actors in strengthening health systems. The article addressed the need for increased collaboration between state and non-state actors, and the rethinking of existing cooperation models to provide quality healthcare services for all.  

In this webinar, part of the Chatham House project on the future of the state in the Middle East and North Africa, Dr El-Jardali will discuss how state and non-state actors can collaborate more effectively to address the shortcomings of national health care systems amidst the pandemic and beyond. The article’s author will share insights on the different capacities available in Arab societies that governments can draw upon to ensure that Universal Health Coverage, equity considerations and social justice are at the core of health systems.

You can express your interest in attending by following this link. You will receive a Zoom confirmation email should your registration be successful. Alternatively, you can watch the event live on the MENA Programme Facebook page.

 

Reni Zhelyazkova

Programme Coordinator, Middle East and North Africa Programme
+44 (0)20 7314 3624




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Global health system needs reform to help deliver SDGs, says new report

24 September 2015

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A Pakistani health worker gives polio vaccines to children in the suburbs of Lahore, Pakistan, February 2015. Photo: Associated Press.

The global health system has contributed significantly to improved health and life expectancy in recent decades. However, the existing architecture needs to be reformed in order to address future challenges and meet the health targets in the Sustainable Development Goals. Rethinking the Global Health System, a new Chatham House report, analyses how fit for purpose the current system is and identifies priority areas for reform. 

The Ebola crisis has shown that weak systems make individual countries more vulnerable and that strong, resilient and equitable systems at country level are needed to protect global health security. There is a pressing need for enhanced global disease surveillance and detection capacity, as well as improved international coordination in responding to emerging health threats.

In addition, addressing determinants of health outside the health sector requires cross-sectoral collaboration and linkages to other policy domains. Historically, the focus has rested on directly reducing illness and death, but the need to address other influences on health outcomes – safe drinking water, proper sewage treatment, good education – is now well recognized.

The report says that stronger leadership in global health is therefore required and the report lends support to calls for the creation of a new organization that would bring together United Nations agencies with health-related mandates – UN-HEALTH. Just as UNAIDS created a more coherent response for HIV, a UN-HEALTH organization could achieve a similar but more wide-reaching effect by bringing together and streamlining all UN agencies working on global health issues.

Professor David Harper, who led the Chatham House project that resulted in the report, said: 

'This report is intended to make a substantial contribution to the international debate on what the world will require of the health architecture of the future. It offers some options for political leaders to consider, but it is just a starting point. More work is urgently needed to develop the ideas introduced in this project and to help generate the high-level political traction that is so vital in any change process.'

Editor's notes

Read the report Rethinking the Global Health System from the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House.     

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