When COVID-19 struck, not only were health systems woefully unprepared for a pandemic, but opacity and a lack of accountability hampered the ability to respond effectively at all stages, in wealthy and lower income countries alike. The WHO Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned just this May that the next pandemic could be even deadlier...
Patient groups are essential to understanding the value of medicines, but NICE must improve its disclosure practices for conflicts of interest to ensure credibility and impartiality, write Iva Parvanova, Arianna Gentilini, and colleagues Since its creation, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has committed to including patient and public perspectives to fully...
When Peru was hit by one of the world’s deadliest Covid outbreaks, patients were being charged up to $21,000 for a hospital bed. Dr Patty Garcia, the country’s former Minister of Health – now a global health researcher – describes how data, education and global partnerships can support her nation in successfully combatting corruption. Dr...
The World Health Assembly is meeting this week to review progress on the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. Responding, Transparency International Global Health Director Jonathan Cushing said: It is vital that the world’s 1.8 billion young people have access to health care. Yet resources allocated for adolescent health are being misused, leading...
