Oxfam says the World Bank should not forget its goals to “end poverty and boost shared prosperity” as it increasingly relies on the private sector to finance development.
The NHS can expect to see performance this summer as poor as that seen in recent winters, as so-called 'winter pressures' extend right through the year, according to new analysis from the British Medical Association.
With only 50 per cent of medical facilities fully functional in Yemen, the United Nations health agency is striving to fill a “critical” healthcare shortage and will use a $9.1 million emergency response grant to assist 630,000 vulnerable people in districts around Sana'a and al-Hudayda.
Thousands of Yemenis with kidney failure are at risk of dying unless the country's remaining dialysis centres receive more supplies and its medical staff are paid, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said.
Too much emphasis is placed on targets in the health service that say little about the overall quality of care, says Peter Bennie, Chair of BMA Scotland.