The God of Plague: a long farewell
Dr Robert Bergquist discusses the different approaches to schistosomiasis control over the last 100 years and the prospects of elimination of the disease in the near future.
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Elimination programming in the refugee context
“Different things can kill you at any time”, said a South Sudan refugee in a recent article published in Conflict and Health which identified the key challenges to equitably integrating refugees into government sleeping sickness surveillance.
How international financial institutions undercut human rights and impede public health
A review recently published in Public Health Reviews finds that people’s enjoyment of human rights are consistently undermined by policy reforms established by international financial institutions (IFIs). Here, authors of the study explain how these reforms, which are aimed at balancing the budget, impact health, labor and democratic rights.
Human cell models of Alzheimer’s disease – moving beyond the familial
Simon Lovestone discusses the failures of animal models in Alzheimer’s research, and how new work on induced pluripotent stem cells, published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, could point the way to solving these.