[EQ] MEDICC - Innovating for Global Health Equity

Innovating for Global Health Equity

MEDICC Review Vol. 12, No 3 July, 2010

Website: http://www.medicc.org/mediccreview/

The topics on this MECCIC Issue include: an overview of the Global Forum for Health Research, Forum 2009, overcoming obstacles to better research on the social determinants of health, developing a public health research agenda, moving beyond Open Access towards open data, plus exploration of South-South collaboration in health biotechnology.

Plus: Once the Earth Stood Still (Part II): Cuban Rehabilitation Services in Haiti, a special report from MEDICC Review’s senior editor on assignment in Port-au-Prince, on Cuban medical teams addressing mental health issues in post-earthquake Haiti.

 

Content

 

Editorial
Research for Health Equity: Knowing is Not Enough
Policy & Practice
Global Forum for Health Research, Forum 2009: Innovating for the Health of All Susan Jupp, MA
Feature
Three-Pronged Innovation to Improve Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients in Cuba Gloria Giraldo, MPH
Interview
Shaping a Research Agenda to Solve Health Problems: Niviola Cabrera, MD, Director of Science and Technology, Ministry of Public Health, Cuba Gail Reed, MS
Special Article
Limited Financial Resources Need Not Mean Poor Health Outcomes José Miyar, MD
Original Research
Prevalence of Stroke and Associated Risk Factors in Older Adults in Havana City and Matanzas Provinces, Cuba (10/66 Population-Based Study) Juan de Jesús Llibre, MD, MPH, PhD, et al.
Efficacy and Safety of ior®EPOCIM for Chemotherapy- or Radiotherapy-Induced Anemia in Pediatric Cancer Patients Alicia Vargas, MS, et al.
Perspective
Cuba and Brazil: An Important Example of South-South Collaboration in Health Biotechnology Tirso W. Sáenz , DrSc, et al.
Overcoming Barriers to Improved Research on the Social Determinants of Health Fran Baum, PhD
Abstracts
Cuban Research in Current International Journals
International Cooperation Report
Once the Earth Stood Still (Part II): Mental Health Services in Post-Quake Haiti Conner Gorry, MA
Viewpoint
Innovations for Global Health Equity: Beyond Open Access towards Open Data Emma Veitch, PhD, et al.

 

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