Tag: health
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Every Breath Matters: The IWG–EBC Think Tank on Inhaled Medicines and Respiratory Equity
The International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening (IWGHSS), in collaboration with the Every Breath Counts (EBC) Coalition, convened a Think Tank session to engage with a new global campaign sponsored by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS): making inhaled medicines affordable and accessible for all. The session highlighted how chronic respiratory diseases—specifically asthma…
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The Pervasive Water Crisis in African Healthcare Institutions: An In-depth Exploration into Its Origins, Implications, and Future Trajectories
Ndyowaawe Arron Bram On the 22nd of March, the world celebrated World Water Day, emphasizing the critical importance of clean water access. Effective health service delivery is essential for safeguarding the human right to the highest standard of health, a right threatened by persistent water shortages in healthcare settings. This opinion piece delves into the…
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Rethinking Health Systems in an Era of Shifting Donor Aid
“We have always relied on foreign aid, but the funding was never truly reflective of where the aid should be channelled. Instead, it always prioritized donor perspectives. Now, with the USAID freeze, HIV care programs that served millions of migrants have been forced to shut down. We need to rethink not just how we fund…
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Revisiting the Social and Structural Determinants of Health: Reflections from IWG Think Tank Session
Written by the IWG Global Steering Group Lead Author: Zoha Salam The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) have long served as a cornerstone framework in public and global health, helping to address health inequities by focusing on the conditions in which individuals are born, grow, live, work, and age. Originating from the World Health Organization’s…
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Exploring Our Collective IWG Identity
Written by the IWG Global Steering Group “The IWG Global Steering Committee is a place where we can have respite from our current jobs and collectively organize and co-think about more radical and alternative futures.” Zoha Salam IWG Global Steering Group Member Over the past year, the International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening (IWG)…
International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening 