The Geneva Health Forum "Towards Global Access to Health", under the flags of equity, training and partnership, provides a unique opportunity for all participants to present and explore innovative partnerships and programmes facilitating access to health. http://www.ghf08.org/ghf08.xml HCUGE News Copyright 2008 HCUGE http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ en-us Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:43:56 GMT support@mcart.info Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:43:56 GMT 120 support@mcart.info MCART Feed Generator support@mcart.info http://www.ghf08.org/images/logo_rss.gif http://www.ghf08.org/ghf08.xml 88 31 What are the best ways of improving health care in Africa, in general, and in Uganda, in particular? How can malaria be fought effectively? Furthermore, what is the best way to address brain drain, one of the major issues identified by health specialists? We asked H.E. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya, Vice President of Uganda. http://www.ghf08.org/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=124 http://www.ghf08.org/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=124 Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT After recalling the importance of the call for health equity and primary health care policies in the Alma Ata Declaration, seen as a "pact between Society and health workers", Mrs. Ruth Dreyfuss, former President of the Confederation of Switzerland, listed the current challenges humanity has to face: the old ones, still there, unsolved; and the new ones, such as drug-resistance; new "civilization" diseases affecting the poor of developed countries as well as developing countries; and chronic diseases. http://www.ghf08.org/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=127 http://www.ghf08.org/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=127 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT This session on case studies on neglected diseases was introduced by Dr. Nikaus Gyr, Director of the Academy of Swiss Insurance Medicine of the University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland. The two key speakers were Mr. Bilenge, the National Counsellor on Sleeping Sickness and research with the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Professor Azad Khan from the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. The third speaker, Mr. Boock, the Regional Bureau for Aid to Leprosy Sufferers, Emmaus-Suisse in Cameroun, was unable to attend the forum. http://www.ghf08.org/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=126 http://www.ghf08.org/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=126 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT