World AIDS Day
1st December was World AIDS Day. In its latest report UNAIDS announced the positive news that 18.2 million people now have access to antiretroviral therapy, but warned that 15–24 years of age is a highly dangerous time for young women. For data on AIDS worldwide try the AIDSInfo website UNAIDS has reports on United Nations […]
Atlas of African Health
Just released by the WHO includes data on progress towards health-related Millennium Development goals. It forms part of the Wider WHO African Health Observatory which has a wealth of reports and data on health and health care in Africa. It also has country profiles and the full text of recent issues of the African Health […]
European Health Consumer Index 2015
This annual report from Health Consumer Powerhouse analyses European health systems and assesses them on 48 indicators, looking into areas such as patient rights and information, access to care, treatment outcomes and range and reach of services. The main conclusion of this report is that European healthcare is steadily improving, despite worries about financial crisis austerity […]
World AIDS day 2015
World AIDs Day is December 1st. The 2015 campaign urges people to rethink HIV stereotypes. This is necessary as the People Living with HIV Stigma Index 2015 survey (the global study of the impact of stigma), revealed that one in five felt pressure from employers or co-workers to disclose their status. Since the project began in […]
Women will take 118 years to achieve equality
According to the World Economic Forum Global Gender report which ranks over 140 economies on health, economic, political and education factors. The site has 10 years worth of data so it enables tracking of progress over the last decade. Methodology is provided.
Grant Thornton Health and Wellbeing Index.
Released this week a major new report which considers a local place based approach for improving health and wellbeing. It has analysis of the correlation between the economic, social and environmental health determinants and the health outcomes both the determinants of ill health and health outcomes for 324 Local Authority Areas in England. For further […]
British Library for Development Studies
A marvellous site to explore as more full content is being added is the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS). Get free aces to materials not readily available elsewhere. Partners currently include: Centre for Development Studies (Kerala, India) Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya . Items […]
Variations in Health Care
The NHS Variation in HealthCare atlas 2015 has just been published in collaboration with NHS England, Public Health England and NHS Right Care. It has 102 maps showing regional variations in health care, costs, services and outcomes in different areas of the UK. Another useful source for variation analysis is the Kings Fund in 2011 […]
Where is the Best Place to Grow old?
Find out by consulting the Global Agewatch Index 2015 from HelpAge International which ranks 96 nations . It is based on international data sets drawn from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the World Bank, World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, UNESCO and the Gallup World Poll. Issues covered include: income, health, environment […]
Compare the NHS with other health services
Economist Intelligence Unit has just published a report which compares the NHS with healthcare services in 30 other OECD nations. Download the report (free registration required) to see how it ranks in terms of expenditure, access and population health outcomes. WHO Global Health expenditure database has worldwide statistics since 1995 by percentage of national GDP. […]
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