Sustainable development -the notion that boosting economic growth, protecting natural resources, and ensuring social justice can be complementary goals -has lost much appeal over the past two decades, the victim of woolly thinking and interest-group politics. The concept can be relevant again, but only if its original purpose -helping the poor live healthier lives on their own terms -is restored.

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This article discusses medico-legal aspects in anesthesia. It underlines the standards of care by which anesthesiologists should abide by, as well as define malpractice, its causes, and ways to avoid it. The role of the expert witness is explained and the ethical guidelines to follow are outlined.

Directive 2008/98/EC released by the European Union represents a significant step forward in all relevant aspects of waste management. Under the already established, extended produced responsibility (EPR) principle, new policies have been enunciated to continuously achieve better overall environmental performance of key products throughout their life phases. This paper discusses how the directi...

The United Nations member states are currently negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Health is a crucial prerequisite for sustainable human development, and there can be no health without mental health. Mental health plays a key role in efforts to achieve social inclusion and equity, universal health coverage, access to justice and human rights, and sustainable economic developm...

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