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More than two billion people worldwide lack access to surgical services
Operating Theatres and Essential Surgical Equipment Often Unavailable in Developing Regions For immediate release: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Boston, MA -- More than two billion people worldwide do not have adequate access to surgical treatment, according to a…
HSPH grad Lyle Ignace to bring Native Americans better health care
June 1, 2010 -- Lyle Ignace had been working for the Indian Health Service for years, providing care as an internist at a Navajo health facility in New Mexico and rising to the level of department head. Though…
Dean's message: Research to knowledge to action
[ Spring/Summer 2010 ] When I became Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, in January 2009, one of my key priorities was to translate knowledge into effective policies and actions that improve the health of populations. To make…
Comprehensive review of polls suggests new healthcare law's implementation likely to be dogged by politics through 2010 Congressional Elections
For immediate release: Wed., April 7, 2010 Boston, MA— A comprehensive review of national opinion polls taken before and after Congressional voting and when President Obama signed into law a major healthcare reform bill last month has found…
Training China's public health leaders
AGENTS OF CHANGE Participants in the China Senior Health Executive Training Program (including Ge LiJun, deputy director general of the Ministry of Health's Department of International Cooperation, above left) were eager to share their views on the United States…
China's leaders, HSPH experts unite in health reform effort
[ Spring 2009 ] At the height of China's SARS outbreak in the spring of 2003, with Beijing reporting hundreds of new cases a day, Yuanli Liu woke up at 3 a.m. in Boston to a ringing telephone. On the line was…
The cost of South Africa's misguided AIDS policies
[ Spring 2009 ] The human cost of South Africa's misguided AIDS policies AIDS activists and researchers argued for years that the negligent HIV/AIDS policies of former South African President Thabo Mbeki were causing a massive, unconscionable loss of human life. Now,…
Hospital pilot sites demonstrate surgical safety checklist drops deaths and complications by more than one third
Dramatic Findings Spur Effort at Rapid Implementation in Most American Hospitals; Nationwide Programs Already Established in Four Countries For immediate release: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Boston, MA - A collection of hospitals in eight cities around the globe…
In first national survey, patients give low scores to hospitals on pain management and discharge instructions
For immediate release: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Boston, MA -- The quality of hospitals across the U.S. is inconsistent. To address this issue, the federal government and private organizations have begun to publicly report data, such as how…
Health insurance and Uncle Sam
[ Fall 2008 ] A proposal to make health care more affordable Though we Americans bicker about how best to fix our health care system, on this, most agree: The system is fundamentally unfair and fails to deliver good value…
