There has been slow progress with finding practical solutions to health systems corruption, a topic that has long languished in policy-makers “too difficult tray.” Efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) provide a new imperative for addressing the long-standing problem of corruption in health systems making fighting corruption at all levels and in all its for...

suicide is a complex phenomenon with multiple diverse causes. it is obvious that if the media give rewards to the suicides directly or indirectly, they will have more copycat effect. it seems that political means in the #_> mainstream media, particularly in the western world overshadow public health- especially mental health- issues. selection of a tunisian fruit vendor who set himself on fire ...

background recognizing the importance of having a broad exploration of how cultural perspectives may shape thinking about ethical considerations, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) funded four regional meetings in africa, asia, latin america, and the eastern mediterranean to explore these perspectives relevant to pandemic influenza preparedness and response. the meetings were ...

in this commentary, i argue that beyond a sophisticated supportive architecture to facilitate implementation of actions on the social determinants of health (sdoh) and health inequities, the health in all policies (hiap) project faces two main barriers: lack of awareness within policy networks on the social determinants of population health, and a tendency of health actors to neglect investing ...

because many diseases are multifactorial disorders, the scientific progress in genomics and genetics should be taken into consideration in public health research. in this context, genomic databases will constitute an important source of information. consequently, it is important to identify and characterize the state's role and authority on matters related to public health, in order to verify w...