In 2011, the then WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, proclaimed, “The usefulness of our most potent weapon in treating malaria is now under threat.” Chan called out to researchers, funders, and policy leaders to recognize the urgency of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites, a formidable threat that jeopardizes the goal of malaria eradication. Flash forward to […]
Gender matters: we can’t deny that it affects almost every aspect of health. Worldwide, inequities in access to healthcare, education, and social rights have led women to experience a disproportionate burden of disease and death. Yet, leadership in the global health sector is highly skewed towards men and it would be both irresponsible and foolish […]
In 2010, an estimated 56% of Indonesians— predominantly state employees and those with private coverage— had some form of health insurance. Traditionally, Indonesia’s healthcare macrocosm was characterized by fragmentation, with private insurance provision for those who could afford it, minimal coverage for the poorest in society, and non-governmental intervention filling in the gaps between public […]