WHO has been reformed: How can it be empowered to lead global public health?

The meaning of "socialization of health" to Iranian policymakers and how it can be implemented

Complex nature of health and disease, the impact of various socioeconomic factors on the health system arrangements and health of the society, and also the impact of health on the social and economic conditions of the society require a social approach to health. This necessity has led to the creation of new policies and programs, under the name of socialization of health, to strengthen the soci...

[Public health: who can do it and what can be done?].

El trabajo de Davó et al en este número de Gaceta Sanitaria estimula varias ideas. La visión en él aportada es amplia, pero no se encuentran todas las titulaciones en que se definen competencias de salud pública. Por ejemplo, no está incluida fisioterapia; en Andalucı́a, los fisioterapeutas se incluyen dentro del equipo de Atención Primaria en los distritos sanitarios, y la Consejerı́a de Educaci...

A Decade of Structural Reforms in Latin America: What Has Been Reformed and How to Measure It

Document for discussion at the seminar, “Latin America After a Decade of Reforms: What Comes Next?” during the Annual Meetings of the Inter-American Development Bank in Barcelona, March 16, 1997. The opinions expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of the IDB management or its Board of Executive Directors. The author is grateful for the help of Felipe Barrera and Ma...

How Is WHO Responding to Global Public Health Threats?

I t is a favored pastime of medical editors and journalists (including ourselves) to criticize the World Health Organization (WHO) for, among other things, its " fossilized bureaucracy, " its lack of clear direction and priorities, the dysfunctional relationship between its headquarters and regional offi ces, and its faltering steps towards building partnerships [1,2]. But with the arrival of s...

How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health: A Response to Gagnon and Colleagues