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non-communicable diseases
Mission 2027: Mission is Possible
The Minister of Health of Rwanda Dr Sabin Nsanzimana on medicine, 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, leadership, workforce, technology, and the ambition to eliminate cervical cancer The latest interview for CancerWorld features Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health of Rwanda, physician, epidemiologist,…
Isabel Mestres: The Doer
Global health has become very good at diagnosing problems but far less effective at implementing solutions. That gap is where Isabel Mestres has built her career. As CEO of City Cancer Challenge, she is known not as a theorist or…
Princess Dina: The Voice for The Voiceless
Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan is recognized globally as one of the most influential voices in the fight against cancer and non-communicable diseases. A relentless advocate for equity in health, she has transformed cancer care in Jordan…
Dietary guidelines need reform to meet global health and environmental goals
National dietary guidelines in most countries need to be reformed to take into account health and environmental targets, concludes a study published in the BMJ (published online July 15). The international study, by UK, US and Australian investigators, found around…