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Habib Benzian

Habib Benzian is a German professor at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health of the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, Honorary Professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney. He lives in Germany and focuses on global health policy, governance, NCD policy and the integration of oral health into health systems.
 

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Germany, the Last Stabiliser?

Why being global health’s indispensable payer no longer buys leadership Germany may be the country the World Health Organization (WHO) can least afford to lose. That does not make it the country others are willing to follow. The United States has withdrawn from WHO, reduced foreign assistance for health and begun recasting its globa...

The return of oral health to global health – Reflections on the 148th WHO Executive Board meeting

Without doubt, this was a remarkable week for global oral health. During the 148th meeting of the WHO Executive Board, oral health was among the items discussed, initiated by a group of member states led by Sri Lanka and others. The last time the WHO governing bodies adopted a resolution regarding oral health was in 2007, which is ancient in a ...