Health Care Systems

There is no question that racial inequalities translate into the public health context. These inequalities may manifest in the form of poor health outcomes due to factors including a lack of medical access and prolonged structural racism, which heavily impacts social determinants of health…

Gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men (gbMSM) are the most affected by HIV, accounting for 69% of new HIV infections in the United States. Among this population, black gbMSM experience significantly higher rates of HIV infection compared to all other racial groups and are the least likely to initiate antiretroviral treatment.

Mary Nghi Ngo examines the societal attitudes and expectations regarding reproduction as factors impacting women’s health and well-being.

One of the largest issues currently concerning policymakers and medical workers is that ventilators are running out in New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

Every year 300,000 women die during childbirth, and 99% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Access to Caesarean sections (C-sections) is a requirement for safe childbirth, and when medically indicated, provide a life-saving intervention…

Tragically, on August 14th, 2017, the Sugar Loaf Mountain in Freetown, Sierra Leone suffered a massive mudslide…

The health system is the backbone of healthcare service delivery. At a national level, health systems provide the foundation for health policy and legislative framework, resource allocation (financial and human) …

Despite the advent of a new decade, we appear to have carried with us many of the same growing fears that were building up toward the end of 2019 through to 2020…

As current political tensions point toward war, the protection of civilians in conflict area’s right to health must be considered and protected…

At the core of the World Health Organization’s mission is “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. However, with continuous health inequalities, unequal access to medical care, and historical trauma in Latin America…

It was unclear whether the jets had Russian or Syrian pilots, but their target was entirely unambiguous. On June 8th of this year, Al-Bayan hospital in Northern Aleppo was struck in a series of air-strikes conducted by government and allied forces…

Canadians owe much to Tommy Douglas – a fierce leader who fought to establish a universal health care system in Saskatchewan and later have it spread across the country. Our universal health care system is a source of national pride for many Canadians – yet it is not as comprehensive as we imagine it to be…

For one who is poor, for one who lives under $2/day, for one who has to work every day to feed the family, blindness equals death … With several competing priorities, there is a severe lack of facilities to treat the poorest of the poor for blindness at an affordable price.

When illness befalls us, we refer almost instinctively to questions concerning our diet, exercise, or who we last made contact with. Our search for its treatment then immediately turns to doctors and medication…

As the Syrian conflict enters its fifth year, with no resolution in sight, and the international community continuing to debate the best course of action, a severe healthcare crisis continues to escalate both in and around the war-torn country…

The lack of basic resources in many developing countries remains responsible for the death of millions of children annually. Some of the illnesses responsible for such high morbidity and mortality rates can be avoided through simple preventive measures including immunization, access to drinking water, proper hygiene, and appropriate nutrition…