in this commentary, we endorse concerns about the health impact of the trans-pacific partnership (tpp), paying particular attention to its mechanisms for investor state dispute settlement. we then describe the different, judgeled approach being advocated by the european commission team negotiating the trans-atlantic trade and investment partnership, arguing that, while not perfect, it offers si...

Homelessness is a global social issue that affects both industrializing and industrialized countries. Increasingly, researchers are indicating that problems related to social injustice and poverty are linked cross-nationally, requiring us to look for answers beyond our borders (Cross, Seager, Erasmus, Ward, & O’Donovan, 2010). We must become aware of the global impact of homelessness and share ...

contribute to the establishment of a well-functioning global cap and trade carbon market. ICAP provides the opportunity for member countries and regions to share best practices and learn from each other’s experiences. [6] Since the severe land and forest fires and the transboundary haze pollution incidents of 1997–1998, ASEAN has taken many initiatives and actions on-the-ground to address land ...

Brazilian foreign policy paradigms and changes in the global scenario since the Cold War created conditions for stronger ties between Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries. Recently, Brazil took the lead in regional integration processes and in South-South cooperation initiatives. These strategies and Fiocruz's acknowledged technical expertise resulted in its direct involvement in Br...

330 www.thelancet.com Vol 385 January 24, 2015 and collaborating on research initiatives. This kind of initiative avoids the wasteful duplication of eff ort, and should be reproduced for other medical humanitarian emergencies. The Ebola response shows the need for new global mechanisms to be established that can rapidly mobilise all experts who can bring relevant local contextual, medical, epid...

The New India's Budget 2018e19 is projected as ‘budget for growth and prosperity’. Claimed to be the world's largest government funded health care program with ambitious initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat (AB) and National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), the government is aiming to transform the public health care system. The AB initiative aims at comprehensive health care, establishment of 1...

This article points out that defeating epilepsy is a global public health commitment and a new challenge. This is because: epilepsy causes a heavy burden and very high treatment gap; in the field of life sciences and medicine, the 21st century would be the "Century of Brain Science"; a number of national brain research initiatives provide a great opportunity to reveal the secret of epilepsy; th...

BACKGROUND Two major initiatives that were set up to support and co-ordinate global health research efforts have been largely discontinued in recent years: the Global Forum for Health Research and World Health Organization's Department for Research Policy and Cooperation. These developments provide an interesting case study into the factors that contribute to the sustainability of initiatives t...

Training is a key component of building capacity for public health surveillance and response, but has often been difficult to quantify. During fiscal 2009, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) supported 18 partner organizations in conducting 123 training initiatives in 40 countries for 3,130 U.S. milita...