Working towards common goals and shared strategies for men's health

Foreign policy and global public health: working together towards common goals.

a World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. b Minister of Foreign Affairs, PB 8114 Dep., N-0032 Oslo, Norway. c Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Paris, France. Correspondence to Jonas Gahr Støre (e-mail: [email protected]). doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.056002 Pandemics, emerging diseases and bioterrorism are readily understood as direct threats to national and global security. But health issues...

ASEAN and FAO cooperation: Working together towards shared sustainable development and food security goals

Cross-country analysis of strategies for achieving progress towards global goals for women’s and children’s health

OBJECTIVE To identify how 10 low- and middle-income countries achieved accelerated progress, ahead of comparable countries, towards meeting millennium development goals 4 and 5A to reduce child and maternal mortality. METHODS We synthesized findings from multistakeholder dialogues and country policy reports conducted previously for the Success Factors studies in 10 countries: Bangladesh, Camb...

Health professionals and human rights campaigners: different cultures, shared goals.

This article looks at a disagreement that emerged at an international human rights conference between health professionals and human rights activists. The disagreement centred on the scope of the responsibilities of health professionals in relation to potential systemic human rights violations. In this article, the nature of the disagreement that emerged at the conference is explored. It is fir...

Challenging Times for Public Health Towards Attaining Sustainable Development Goals