New UN Goals Clash With Canadian Aid Policies
CMAJ Oct 5 2015 New UN Goals Trigger Calls for Canadian Aid Reforms
Posts in category Diseases of Neglect
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Better solutions with HIV clubs in South Africa
CMAJ April 27 2015 Better results with HIV clubs in South Africa
Better housing offers Indigenous health solutions
Despite evidence that overcrowded, poorly maintained housing is leading to health problems in Canada’s Indigenous communities, the federal government has refused to act. Systematic, high-profile calls for government action on …
Privatizing Canadian Funding for Global Health
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Controls over solitary confinement needed
Legal cases condemning misuse of solitary confinement in Canada’s federal and provincial jails are propelling calls for external independent controls over the practice. “If the Canadian public fully appreciated what …
Addiction, Depression, Psychosis, SchizophreniaDiseases of NeglectDrug PoliticsGeriatric HealthHealthcare in PrisonsIndigenous Health
Shelter From the Storm: Housing the Homeless
Van Mag Homeless It was a bold effort, integrating police, psychiatrists, social workers, and life coaches to deliver permanent supportive housing — including “medical, psychosocial, and rehabilitation services” — to thousands …
Access to Affordable MedicinesDiseases of NeglectDrug PoliticsGlobal HealthHealthcare Privatization: A Global Business Campaign
Pharma Wins Another Trade Deal
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Critics question Canada’s performance on maternal and child health
Ahead of an international summit on child and maternal health in developing countries, critics are saying Canada has not done enough to meet its own benchmarks on transparency and accountability.