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Paradigm-shifting elections don't shift paradigms if there aren't corresponding social movements for change.By VIVIEN LABATON AND GARA LAMARCHE  One thing we now know with certainty, more than two years into Barack Obama's presidency, is that change is an uphill battle. We're already defending hard-won gains on health care…

by Lyse Comins The University of KwaZulu-Natal's Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine has brought lectures, training and clinical duties in hospitals to a halt in solidarity with striking doctors who have vowed to continue protesting until the Department of Health reinstates their 244 fired…

Area Program Looks to Recruit Retired Medical Professionals, Respond to Uninsured CLEVELAND, Oct 14, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As the number of uninsured reaches 46.6 million nation-wide, the demand for free health clinics that rely on healthcare professionals to donate their time rises. According…

by DALE WETZEL North Dakotans who lack health insurance should be eligible to buy into a plan that covers state employees at a price that reflects their ability to pay, the Democratic candidate for governor says. Fargo state Sen. Tim Mathern, at news conferences Tuesday,…

Themba Mngomezulu stood on a hillside on his family’s land, in Ingwavuma, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, not far from the border of Swaziland, and told us his story. Not far away, his grandmother sat on a straw mat on the floor of her one-room…

Nicole Browne, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity Northern Ireland is on the edge of the United Kingdom in more ways than one. Brexit has led to the contested Irish Sea Border which puts a trade barrier between Great Britain and these six counties.…

This report discusses the impact of the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP), a South African organization created in 2009 to advocate for the health care needs of people living in rural areas. Lessons from RHAP’s activities will be useful to both public health funders and…

By Claudette FlemingThe print media and talk shows have been buzzing with talk, commentary and opinions on issues that have recently been highlighted about the plight of an elderly woman. The events of the last few weeks have caused me to reflect once again on…

By Sam Scott.  Al and Marshae Rivera keep their home stocked with candy—all the better to stop their kids from venturing out to buy some themselves. No one knows better than they do that in East Oakland, Calif., even short trips can turn violent. Their…

KHANH HOA PROVINCE, Vietnam.  When patients at the government-run health clinic in Ninh Tho used to complain about waiting too long to see a doctor or nurse, the staff would just ignore them, manager Pham Thi Thanh Can said. "Before the (customer service) training, we…