Now that we just turned the corner on another challenging year, we wish to share here all 2021 PEAH published articles by committed top thinkers, stakeholders and academics worldwide aimed at sparking debate on how to settle the conflicting issues that still impair equitable access to health by discriminated population settings
by Daniele Dionisio*
PEAH – Policies for Equitable Access to Health
2021: a Year in Review through PEAH Contributors’ Takes
As we just turned the corner on another challenging year, we wish to share here all 2021 PEAH published articles by committed top thinkers, stakeholders and academics worldwide aimed at sparking debate on how to settle the conflicting issues that still impair equitable access to health by discriminated population settings. PEAH deepest gratitude goes to all of them.
Find out below the relevant links:
An Article on Persons with Disabilities Tanzania by Rick Kyando
Covid-19, the Omicron Variant and the “Butterfly Effect” by Stella Egidi
SARS-Cov-2 Omicron Variant: Holding Our Leaders Accountable by Raymond Saner
COHRED Global R&D Equity Initiative: Invitation to Act
Tinnitus: is It a Lifelong Companion / a Foe for Life or does It have a Promising Future? by Tanushree Mondal
Tackling the Root Causes of Climate Change. If Not Now, WHEN? by George Lueddeke
Living with COVID in a Transformed World by Brian Johnston
5 Reasons to Support the European Citizens’ Initiative No Profit on Pandemic by Julie Steendam
The Cut to Universal Credit in the UK is a Threat to the Health of the Most Deprived by Rebecca Barlow-Noone
Access to Corona Vaccination only for the Rich by Christiane Fischer
What is COVID-19 Revealing to Us? by Angelo Stefanini
A Short Reflection on Access to Rabies Vaccination in Times of (COVID-19) Vaccine Inequity by Raffaella Ravinetto
Venomous COVID-19: Ripping the Country of its Valuable Young Generation by Gertrude Masembe
Risk Factors, Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs, and Coping Among the Children Under the Care of Female Sex Workers and Adolescent Girls Surviving in Sex Work Settings: a Rapid Assessment by AWAC-Alliance of Women Advocating for Change
Decriminalizing Sex Work and Enhancing Equitable Access to Health, Justice and Social Protection by Female Sex Workers in Uganda by AWAC-Alliance of Women Advocating for Change
Apropos of COVID-19: Shall We Question Ourselves? by Francisco Becerra
Barriers To Exclusive Breastfeeding In Western Kenya by Charity M’mbaga
Corona-Policy-Chaos and Health for All by Judith Richter
Death in the Time of COVID by Brian Johnston
Global Health Inequity 1960-2020: EQUITY VS. EQUALITY, DIGNITY VS POVERTY, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WELLBEING VS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX by Juan Garay, Nefer Kelley, David Chiriboga, Adam Garay
A Global Health Crisis To Shape a New Globalisation by Enrique Restoy
Regional Security in Times of Health Crisis – A Look at the East African Community by Becky Adiele
Rwanda Global Healthcare Summit: 9th to 11th August 2021 by Memory Usaman
Bundle of Joy or Cause for Shame? Just What Mothers in the Kenyan Informal Settlements Face. A Tale of Inequalities in Maternal Health Service Delivery by Reagun Andera Odhiambo
Diversionary Measures for Children in Conflict with the Law by Philip J Gover
Commentary on ‘More for The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) – Impakter’ by George Lueddeke
Unleashing the True Potential of Data – COVID-19 and Beyond by Brian Johnston
Open Letter: Justifying Emergency Measures to Tackle Covid-19 Crisis in Europe by Raymond Saner
Covid-19 Vaccines – On Fairness and Distribution by Iris Borowy
More Funds Are Required To Promote Migrants’ Health by Olga Shelevakho
Inland Transit Applications: Improved Welfare at Affordable Prices or Increased Traffic and Air Pollution – Case of Iran by DJavad Ghoddoosi-Nejad
Nourishing India – What Needs to Be Done by Veena S Rao
New Year, New Lockdown in the United Kingdom: ‘The Great Deception’ by Ted Schrecker
Defending and Reclaiming WHO’s Capacity to Fulfil its Mandate: Suggestions from a Perspective of Language and Power by Judith Richter
The ISOHA Europe Virtual Conference 2021
Contributions From APAN During Disasters by Tanushree Mondal
The contributions highlighted above add to PEAH internal posts published throughout the year. Find the links below:
Eyeing COVID Through PEAH Independent Lens: Which Takeaways? by Daniele Dionisio
Interview to Dr. Trudy Masembe, CINTA Foundation Uganda by Daniele Dionisio
Damn Covid Pandemic, Let’s Begin Exploiting You For Fairer World by Daniele Dionisio
Newly Launched: 2021- Year of Equitable Research Partnerships by Daniele Dionisio
2020: a Year in Review through PEAH Contributors’ Takes by Daniele Dionisio
Moreover, as part of PEAH scope and aims, the column titled ‘Focus on: Uganda’s Health Issues‘ continued to serve as an observatory of challenging health issues in Uganda from a comprehensive view encompassing the policies, strategies and practices of all involved actors.
In the meantime, our weekly page PEAH News Flash has been serving as a one year-long point of reference for PEAH contents, while turning the spotlight on the latest challenges by trade and governments rules to the equitable access to health in resource-limited settings.
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*Daniele Dionisio is a member of the European Parliament Working Group on Innovation, Access to Medicines and Poverty-Related Diseases. Former director of the Infectious Disease Division at the Pistoia City Hospital (Italy), Dionisio is Head of the research project PEAH – Policies for Equitable Access to Health. He may be reached at:
d.dionisio@tiscali.it https://twitter.com/DanieleDionisio https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniele-dionisio-67032053 https://www.facebook.com/PEAH51/?modal=admin_todo_tour
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#MedsWeCanTrust
G2H2Geneva Global Health Hub
CEHURD – Center for Human Rights and Development
Center for the History of Global Development
Viva Salud
Asia Catalyst
MEZIS
ATTAC
The 53rd Week Ltd
Wemos
Social Medicine Portal
Health as if Everibody Counted
COHRED’s Research Fairness Initiative (RFI)
AFEW International
TranspariMED
Medicines and Ethics, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC)