Alexander Brown

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Second year student, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), The University of Queensland, QLD, Australia.

SDG 3.3 on HIV – A noble target with a dangerous blind spot

Posted in articles by Alastair Ashley and Alexander Brown on September 18, 2018

Ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 is undoubtedly a noble endeavour, and is the aim put forward by the UN in SDG 3.3. In full, the target states: “By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases”. … Read more »

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Leaving no one behind: Reflections from South Africa’s response to migration and health

By Thea de Gruchy on April 19, 2019

Many countries, including South Africa, have committed to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). South Africa’s potential to achieve this goal is however limited by its reluctance to provide health care to non-nationals. As part of its efforts to achieve UHC, South Africa hopes to … Read more »

Keynote Speech by Jean-Paul Adam, Minister of Health of the Republic of Seychelles at the Second WHO Africa Health Forum : ‘Domestic Financing for Sustainable Health Security in Africa’

By Jean-Paul Adam on April 15, 2019

Distinguished panelists and participants, ladies and gentlemen, We are delighted that this second African Health Forum is taking place here in Cabo Verde, an African Small Island Developing State. As a Seychellois, I am from an island on the opposite side of our continent. The African sun rises over Seychelles, … Read more »

The Good, The Bad and The Dirty

By Jeroen De Man and Hanani Tabana on April 12, 2019

Over the last few months, tens of thousands of secondary school children in several countries have been protesting for substantial (i.e. truly transformative) climate solutions. Some might call the youngsters movement ‘a good epidemic’, but certain politicians would not agree with that assessment, as in their opinion, “children need to … Read more »

WHO SELF-CARES WINS: Tackling the public health ‘sex gap’

By Peter Baker on April 5, 2019

Many men’s health outcomes are unnecessarily poor, globally, nationally and locally. Average global life expectancy for men lags behind women’s by four years, for example, and there is not a single country where men live longer than women. Around half of the sex difference in mortality from all causes in … Read more »

Empowering women in rural Nepal: My journey from Nepal to Stanford (and back)

By Sarita Panday on March 29, 2019

I still remember the day vividly: I asked my father for money to pay for my high-school tuition. As my father handed me the money, my mother responded, “Why do you keep spending money on her education? She will be married soon, anyhow, and will go to someone else’s home. … Read more »

The scientific and grant writing workshop at the 5th AfHEA conference in Accra: Only a drop in the ocean or the start of a great health research capacity journey?

By Juliet Nabyonga-Orem, Daniel Malik Achala and Felix Abrahams Obi on March 27, 2019

In recent years, Universal health coverage (UHC) has gained political momentum in sub-Saharan African countries. Although countries acknowledge that starting points aredifferent and respective journeys to UHC context-specific, the “how to” needs further elaboration. Hence the importance ofcontextualised evidence to provide tailored answers to inform planning, policy decisions and resource allocation. Generation of (more) local evidence calls for strengthened national health research systems. However, the low health research capacity in … Read more »

IHP | Switching the Poles in International Health Policies

switching the poles in international health policies

Articles by Alexander Brown

SDG 3.3 on HIV – A noble target with a dangerous blind spot