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Physicians' brain drain. Why do the physicians go?
The medical doctors are among the most mobile of the highly skilled professions; however, this mobility also creates serious labour shortages. Botezat and Ramos investigate the reasons behind the migration of medical doctors and their main destinations. Read more>
2019 Lancet Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change
The Lancet Countdown is an international, multidisciplinary collaboration that monitors changes in global health accompanying climate change. The 2019 report presents the findings and consensus of 35 leading academic institutions and UN agencies with an annual update of 41 indicators across five domains of climate change impacts, exposures, and vulnerability; adaptation, planning, and resilience for health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and finance; and public and political engagement. Read more>>
HIV Outcomes Beyond Viral Suppression
The UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets (90% of those living with HIV to know their status, 90% of these to be on ART, and 90% of these to be virally supressed) articulates the global HIV response focus on testing, treatment and viral suppression. The Lancet this week published a series that examines issues beyond viral suppression, arguing for an additional focus on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with the virus and explores how stigma undermines this. Read more>>
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