28.11.2017: Global health initiatives have long focused on the health of poor people in poor countries. Changes in demographic, economic, and health patterns challenge our understanding about where to direct our attention. Most of the world’s poor now live in middle-income countries. How should this affect the distribution of development assistance for health? Should we give priority to poor people or poor countries? The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. These goals have broadened the global development agenda in general, and the global health agenda more...

26.06.2017: Reducing social inequality in health is at the core of international health work, but does not form part of the discussion on international preparedness plans for pandemic influenza. This is surprising given that influenza pandemic mortality rates are highest among those with the lowest socioeconomic status. This is not conducive to achieving the international goals of reducing social inequality in health and ensuring good health for all by 2030. The World Bank’s latest ‘Global Crisis Response Platform’ report claims that the most serious threats to human life and economic security are climate...