The Feminization of Migration: Obstacles to Good Health Care
This is the second in a series of articles on the feminization of migration. The first article was The Feminization of Migration.
News & Insights Type: News
How Much Land Should Be Protected for Biodiversity?
(June 2006) Biodiversity—the diversity of genes, species, and ecosystems—has long been recognized by scientists and many policymakers as an important global public good.
Overcoming Obstacles to Vaccines for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Cervical Cancer
(June 2006) The development of vaccines for some of the world’s most deadly diseases—such as AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and cervical cancer—are hampered by the complex natures of the diseases as well as the costly and lengthy process of vaccine development.
Les pays en développement : assiégés par les maladies chroniques
(2006) Les pays en développement traversent une transition épidémiologique rapide (des maladies infectieuses telles que les maladies diarrhéiques et la pneumonie aux maladies chroniques telles que les maladies cardiaques) qui risque de submerger leurs systèmes de santé déjà très sollicités et de fragiliser plus avant leurs économies.
Chronic Diseases Beleaguer Developing Countries
Developing countries are undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition—from infectious diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia to chronic ones such as heart disease—that threatens to overwhelm their strapped health systems and cripple their fragile economies.