Health

Sweden ahead of Denmark in the public sector organic food race

Sweden takes first, Denmark second and Norway lags at the bottom when it comes to how much organic food is served in canteens, kindergartens and other public sector workplaces across the three Nordic nations. This, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mass testing for the coronavirus and the crisis of public management

I worked in the federal government at the start of my career and when I left the government, I started teaching about public management to public administration students. I had been frustrated by the ineffectiveness of the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Virus crisis shines light on troubled North Africa health care

The coronavirus pandemic has put the spotlight on shortcomings in health care in several North African countries, even as governments moved quickly to announce restrictions to limit the spread of the virus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

To fight superbugs, fight poverty

On May 26, 2016, researchers at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center reported the first case of what they called a "truly pan-drug resistant bacteria." By now, the story has been well-covered in the media: a month ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study looks at the burgeoning cost of cancer in New Zealand

The cost of treating cancer in the New Zealand public health sector is more than $800 million annually – hundreds of millions higher than previous estimates, according to University of Otago research.

Health

Hospital doctors join Greek strikes

Greek doctors on Tuesday joined the latest wave of strikes to hit the debt-stricken country, with thousands of public sector workers protesting against government plans for lay-offs and redeployments.

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