Communications ,Chagas Chagas disease is an illness that primarily affects the heart and the digestive system. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is mostly transmitted to humans by an insect vector called Triatoma infestans , known locally in Bolivia as the vinchuca . Also known as the...
Environmental Health The ‘ exposome ’ concept was coined in 2005 by Chris Wild as the “totality of human environmental exposures from conception onwards, complementing the genome.” Major environmental hazards may lead to serious, chronic conditions with large societal and economic costs. The recognition that these...
Policy & Global Development ,Health Equity The OECD recently showed that one-third of rich countries cut back health spending since the financial crisis. If they can't afford it, what hope is there for others to achieve Universal Healthcare Coverage? Can equity survive in an era of cuts? In the paper The Challenge of...
Malaria ,Policy & Global Development ,Tuberculosis In these challenging times, good news is the last thing we expect, especially when the news has to do with the economic resources available for development cooperation. However, on December 3 the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria closed its inaugural pledging...
Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health The Safe Motherhood Initiative is 20 years old and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are reaching their ‘due-date’ (2015)! Too often women in developing countries do not have ‘rights’ over their own body: ‘When to get pregnant, how often and when to access health services’. To this...
Policy & Global Development ¿Debemos destinar recursos públicos a cooperación internacional cuando no hay para dotar la ley de dependencia? Desde que empezó la crisis, dilemas como éste son recurrentes. Si aquí no tenemos cubiertas las necesidades de parte de la población, desde los medicamentos a las becas comedor,...
Communications Why should we communicate our research to audiences outside our own field? The question is not a new one and it is also being considered by companies working in technology and innovation. There are several reasons. Scientific activity forms an integral part of our culture and no progress...
