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Global Notebooks XIV: In memoriam Anil Das Gupta

I could write a book about the feelings that are welling up in me these days. Anil died last Wednesday, unexpectedly. The best teacher is the one who doesn't seem to teach you. I don't even know if Anil was aware that he was changing lives and mentalities.
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We need strong public health care to contain the global corona pandemic

The corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak has spread from China to over a hundred countries in less than two months. As of March 10th, confirmed cases were above 100.000 and deaths over 4.000.
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FOR A LIFE FREE OF GENDER VIOLENCE IN EQUADOR

In all Quito, there is only one shelter where women who have suffered violence can take refuge, which is managed by the Foundation Casa Matilde.
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I International Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Maputo

I International Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Maputo. Now we open the period of submission of papers until March 31.
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“A luta continua” Wins a Number of Awards at International Festivals

The documentary film “A luta continua”, shot in Mozambique and produced by Kanaki Films, goes on collecting awards at film showcases, festivals and cinema forums. In July the documentary won the Special Award for the “Best Short Film: Recommended for Schools” at the “U
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Improving Pharmaceutical Drugs Management in Maputo, Mozambique

One of the key elements in a health system is sound management, that’s the reason why we are working on the strengthening of the capacities of the institutions responsible for the management and the planning of primary healthcare services in Mozambique (and in the rest of co
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Inauguració del centre de salut de Nicuita, a Moçambic

El passat 11 de juliol es va celebrar la inauguració oficial del Centre de Salut Rural de Nicuita, al districte de Namuno, província de Cabo Delgado. Anteriorment, ja us en havíem parlat, i de com la seva posada en marxa el setembre de 2013 havia significat un important canv
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Trailer for the film “A luta continua”

Avalaible the trailer for the film “A luta continua” (The fight goes on) with subtitles in English. Produced by medicusmundi and Kanaki Films, and directed by Raúl de la Fuente, recent winner of the 2014 Goya Award for the best short film documentary, with the AE
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Fighting inequality for the defence of the right to health

The World Health Day is celebrated annually on April 7 to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1948. The theme for World Health Day 2014 is vector-borne diseases. Vectors are small organisms that carry disease from one infecte
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The Struggle for Health: People’s Health Movement

In order to counteract the neoliberal stampede we are at the moment facing, We need connections, synergies, flexible, but strong networks The Troika’s rhetoric of austerity (Central European Bank + European Commission + International Monetary Fund) followed by the autonomous
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