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Global
Droughts

The political causes of famine

A new book spells out that good governance can prevent famine even in the era of global warming

Global challenge

Wake-up call to donors

Doctors without Borders bemoans that funding is declining for health programmes and calls for developing countries to be more proactive

Health services

Good care for all

The debate on what kind of health care best serves the poor

Our view

Systemic market failure

Poverty and poor health are closely interrelated, so public health care is indispensable

Security policy

The long road towards a shared EU army

If the EU had its own army, it could also have a military role in the world

Blog

Central bankers sounding climate alarm

A conservative global institution – the BIS – demands a double paradigm change

Diabetes

Causes and complications

Why people develop diabetes and what complications they face

Chronic disease

Silent epidemic

Diabetes is one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide and has an enormous impact on the Global South

Global environment

Less food, more dengue infections

A recent report in The Lancet presents a bleak picture of how the climate crisis will affect human health

Reconsidering social protection

Why it would make sense to have internatonal safety nets

Cross-border social protection would solve great problems, so it must be considered

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