Articles by theme: Health and Medicine
The Long Wait
It takes two years to get well from multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis – if you have medicines. It takes five years to die without them.
“We are not Mad – We Just Need Justice”
A number of factors are undermining quality of life in Palestine, the Israeli occupation being the main one. In order to have a high quality of life, you need hope for the future.
Sniffing Heroes
A skilled lab technician can evaluate around 20 tuberculosis samples per day. A trained sniffer rat can do the same job in 5 minutes.
More than Deadly
Receiving an HIV-positive diagnosis is a traumatic experience. But it is the stigmatization by society that makes life unbearable.
Hidden in the Herbs
They were banned by colonial rulers and ignored by modern medicine. Today, scientists believe the traditional healers of Mali may hold the key to combating diseases such as bilharzia and malaria.
Changing lives
“Would you like to come and see my room?” Darinka Pap asks and smiles her contagious smile. Pap has lived at the gerontology centre in Jagodina, a town about two hours drive from the Serbian capital of Belgrade, for ten years.
Academic Ignorance
Editorial by Teresa Grøtan
Fighting Prejudice
Ten years ago Linda Ngido, a former teacher, totally changed her life. And the change in her life led to a change in the lives of many mentally disabled children in Tanzania’s Morogoro municipality.
Disaster Trip
The TRIPS agreement is a total disaster for the world’s poor, according to Thomas Pogge. Still, there might be ways to solve the world’s health problems systematically.
Stemming the Brain Drain
A new Master’s programme in the South will help halt the brain drain, according to one Norwegian professor. Others claim that the funding is insufficient for the programme to be sustainable.
Beijing-Arkhangelsk– no return
Why is the incidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis so high in Arkhangelsk? Russian and Norwegian scientists were surprised by the answer they found.
The Patent Fight
Thanks to its patent laws, India is a major manufacturer of generic medicines, and is credited with the fall in the price of HIV medicines from USD 10 000 to USD 200 per year per patient. But multinational pharmaceuticals are not happy with India’s patent laws.
Could collaborative research be a solution?
Public-private participation for drug development is aimed at reviving research in fields in which the pharmaceutical industry has lost interest. This is one way to get life-saving drugs to poor patients, without getting entangled in patent issues.
Being there for the elderly
To listen carefully to the elderly, and to care for their pains and their fears. That is what the students say is the most important knowledge they have gained.
EDCTP
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is a partnership of 14 EU countries, Norway and Switzerland, and 46 African countries. The aim of the programme is to fight malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. The partnership has a budget of € 400 million over a five-year period.
The Absence of Ethics
The development sector ignores ethical thinking. Without it, the world can forget about poverty eradication.
A Healthy Profit
Obushera is a nutritious and popular drink in Uganda. A new research project seeks to improve the quality of the product – and the profit.
Stigma Stories
The stigma attached to HIV prevents infected people from living lives of dignity.
Happy Volunteers
Not only does volunteering have a positive impact on society; research shows that people who volunteer are happier than others. Social relations are important for happiness.
The Long Wait
It takes two years to get well from multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis – if you have medicines. It takes five years to die without them.
“We are not Mad – We Just Need Justice”
A number of factors are undermining quality of life in Palestine, the Israeli occupation being the main one. In order to have a high quality of life, you need hope for the future.
Sniffing Heroes
A skilled lab technician can evaluate around 20 tuberculosis samples per day. A trained sniffer rat can do the same job in 5 minutes.
More than Deadly
Receiving an HIV-positive diagnosis is a traumatic experience. But it is the stigmatization by society that makes life unbearable.
Hidden in the Herbs
They were banned by colonial rulers and ignored by modern medicine. Today, scientists believe the traditional healers of Mali may hold the key to combating diseases such as bilharzia and malaria.
Changing lives
“Would you like to come and see my room?” Darinka Pap asks and smiles her contagious smile. Pap has lived at the gerontology centre in Jagodina, a town about two hours drive from the Serbian capital of Belgrade, for ten years.
Academic Ignorance
Editorial by Teresa Grøtan
Fighting Prejudice
Ten years ago Linda Ngido, a former teacher, totally changed her life. And the change in her life led to a change in the lives of many mentally disabled children in Tanzania’s Morogoro municipality.
Disaster Trip
The TRIPS agreement is a total disaster for the world’s poor, according to Thomas Pogge. Still, there might be ways to solve the world’s health problems systematically.
Stemming the Brain Drain
A new Master’s programme in the South will help halt the brain drain, according to one Norwegian professor. Others claim that the funding is insufficient for the programme to be sustainable.
Beijing-Arkhangelsk– no return
Why is the incidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis so high in Arkhangelsk? Russian and Norwegian scientists were surprised by the answer they found.
The Patent Fight
Thanks to its patent laws, India is a major manufacturer of generic medicines, and is credited with the fall in the price of HIV medicines from USD 10 000 to USD 200 per year per patient. But multinational pharmaceuticals are not happy with India’s patent laws.
Could collaborative research be a solution?
Public-private participation for drug development is aimed at reviving research in fields in which the pharmaceutical industry has lost interest. This is one way to get life-saving drugs to poor patients, without getting entangled in patent issues.
Being there for the elderly
To listen carefully to the elderly, and to care for their pains and their fears. That is what the students say is the most important knowledge they have gained.
EDCTP
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is a partnership of 14 EU countries, Norway and Switzerland, and 46 African countries. The aim of the programme is to fight malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. The partnership has a budget of € 400 million over a five-year period.
The Absence of Ethics
The development sector ignores ethical thinking. Without it, the world can forget about poverty eradication.
A Healthy Profit
Obushera is a nutritious and popular drink in Uganda. A new research project seeks to improve the quality of the product – and the profit.
Stigma Stories
The stigma attached to HIV prevents infected people from living lives of dignity.
Happy Volunteers
Not only does volunteering have a positive impact on society; research shows that people who volunteer are happier than others. Social relations are important for happiness.