Menstrual health New 15/07/2019 – by Isaac Sagala Sanitary products still too expensive Kenya has scrapped the tax on menstrual products, but they are still too expensive for rural women Read
Global affairs New 11/07/2019 – by Doris Fischer, HansDembowski Pecking order of nations Arrogant US approach is boosting nationalism in China and undermining multilateral policymaking Read
Blog New 07/07/2019 – by Hans Dembowski The US health-care system is not worth copying Health care is a good example of the need to complement market dynamics with prudent state action Read
Urbanisation New 27/06/2019 – by Katja Dombrowski Poverty causes depression, depression causes poverty In cities, social stress and environmental hardships can contribute to mental illness Read
Long-term impacts of strife 18/06/2019 – by Sharon Gschaider-Kassahun A traumatised nation So far, Cambodia’s health system is ill-equipped to deal with mental-health issues Read
Traditional healers 18/06/2019 – by Solida Sun, Lemhuor Bun, et al. Respect the local context In Cambodia, a civil-society organisation is promoting mental-health care at the local level Read
Gender 14/06/2019 – by Hans Dembowski “Public health crisis” India’s suicide rates are above world average Read
Stigma and shame 14/06/2019 – by Sandip Chattopadhyay, Hans Dembowski Unacknowledged suffering To a large extent, Indian society is simply not prepared to deal with mental-health problems Read
Psychiatric problems 12/06/2019 – by Samir Abi Metaphysical explanations In West Africa, traditional or religious practices are often the preferred method of treating mental disorders Read
Public health 10/06/2019 – by Raphael Mweninguwe Preventable diseases Malawi’s health sector is doing a good job in combatting neglected tropical diseases Read
Development finance 05/06/2019 – by Cema Tork Principles traded for efficiency A new study finds that the AIIB may undermine multilateral bank standards, and that Europe’s members can save them Read
