Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, independent medical nongovernmental organization. One way in which MSF acts to improve patient care is to assist in the identification and development of adapted and appropriate tools for use in resource-limited settings. One strategy to achieve this goal is through active collaborations with scientists and developers, to make some of the fiel...

ABSTRACT∞ For the approximately one million Rohingya forced to flee Myanmar since October 2016, unfolding proceedings in both International Court of Justice (ICJ) and Criminal (ICC) present potential avenues for securing justice. Yet, male gender-diverse victims sexual violence, whose experiences have historically been overlooked international criminal law, justice requires recognition all crim...

Significant challenges exist in providing safe, effective, and culturally sound mental health and psychosocial services when an unforeseen disaster strikes in a low-resource setting. We present here a case study describing the experience of a transnational team in expanding mental health and psychosocial services delivered by two health care organizations, one local (Zanmi Lasante) and one inte...

International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) involved in humanitarian assistance employ millions of volunteers. One of the major challenges for the organizations is the high turnover rate among their personnel. Another is recruiting the right persons. As part of a series of studies investigating factors that affect the recruitment process and the success of assignment, this qualitative st...

In Reflections on a Half Century of Injury Control, Julian Waller addressed directly the need for collaboration. He noted that organizations, as they age, tend to become insular and look inward instead of toward others for new ideas. Yet, as Waller emphasizes, a multidisciplinary approach is critical to our ability to understand and reduce injuries, particularly as problems and solutions become...

Sustainable sources of funding for health programmes have been explored by many countries. In Thailand, the Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) was established in 2001 as an innovative state agency for funding health promotion from the 2% surcharge on alcohol and tobacco excise tax. ThaiHealth is governed by a Board chaired by the Prime Minister. It is not part of the conventional health s...

This essay draws from game design to improve the prospects of democratic deliberation during government consultation with public. The argument begins by reviewing problem low-quality in contemporary discourse, then explains how games can motivate participants engage demanding behaviors, such as deliberation. Key features include: origin, governance, and oversight game; networked small groups at...