More calls for ethical investing

More house calls by fewer physicians.

Before World War II 40% of patient visits were conducted in the home. Since then the number of house calls by physicians had been decreasing until 1998 when payment restructuring improved reimbursement. As the article by Peterson et al points out, the number of patients receiving house calls has increased in recent years, yet the number of physicians making house calls has decreased. This may b...

Calls for More Wireless Regulation Heating Up in Congress

Mammography screening: after the storm, calls for more personalized approaches.

I t was déjà vu all over again. A body of independent scientists conducted a comprehensive review of the evidence and concluded that the net benefi t of screening mammography for women younger than 50 years was too small to justify universal screening. The balance of benefi ts and harms was close, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said in issuing its revised guidelines, so each w...

Health sector governance: should we be investing more?

Governance is central to improving health sector performance and achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, the growing body of research on governance and health has not yet led to a global consensus on the need for more investment in governance interventions to improve health. This paper aims to summarise the latest evidence on the influence of governance on health, examines how we ca...

UNICEF report Generation 2030 Africa calls upon investing in and empowering girls and young women

UNICEF's Generation 2030 Africa report released in August 2014, focusing exclusively on Africa, provides an in-depth analysis of child demographic trends. The report highlights the marked increase that Africa population has experienced in the last few decades and the rapid population expansion that is set to continue, with its inhabitants doubling from 1.2 billion to 2.4 billion between 2015 an...