Almost one in 10 people in the WHO European Region is currently an international migrant. Finding work is a major reason why people migrate internationally, although violence, conflict, natural disasters and human rights abuses are also contributors. Migration and displacement…
How insurance companies farm out their dirty work to doctors and patients. Between 2002 and 2013, prices tripled for some insulins. Many cost around $300 a vial, without any viable generic alternative. Most patients use two or three vials a month, but…
The conflicts of 2019 are likely to see more people dying, not from bullets or starvation, but from chronic conditions such as cancer, asthma or heart disease. From starving children in Yemen to bombed-out hospitals in Syria, today’s media offers many…
Miriam*, 65, spends her days sitting on a floor mat in her brother’s home, massaging her swollen arms and legs. She lives in a village set among sweeping green fields in northeast Syria. When war descended over two years ago…