The Geneva Health Forum "Towards Global Access to Health", under the flags of equity, training and partnership, provides a unique opportunity for all participants to present and explore innovative partnerships and programmes facilitating access to health. http://www.ghf08/ghf08.xml HCUGE News Copyright 2008 HCUGE http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ en-us Fri, 30 May 2008 11:42:07 GMT support@mcart.info Fri, 30 May 2008 11:42:07 GMT 120 support@mcart.info MCART Feed Generator support@mcart.info http://www.ghf08/images/logo_rss.gif http://www.ghf08/ghf08.xml 88 31 Research is generating sound evidence on the treatment and prevention strategies for the three diseases of poverty - namely tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS - thanks to a number of partnerships that already exist between developed and developing countries. While innovation and implementation studies attract significant funding, clinical research on validation needs more support. Descriptive research can make a significant contribution to these important diseases. Efforts must be made to resist studies focusing research only in the 'easy areas' and for partners to take the 'hit and run' approach. In certain areas where research can be more difficult, such as multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), clinical research can start 'from scratch' and be simply based on clinical observations. http://www.ghf08/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=44 http://www.ghf08/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=44 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT "Human rights are not optional" in health care. The right to health can be understood as a right to an effective and integrated health system which is responsive to national and local priorities, and accessible to all. The features of a health system respecting the right to health are interrelated and public participation in the decision process is necessary to a comprehensive plan. http://www.ghf08/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=41 http://www.ghf08/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=41 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Like much in the world, task shifting has its successes and failures. In health care it encompasses doctors to non-physician clinicians (NPCs), NPCs to registered nurses, registered nurses to community health workers (CHWs) and CHWs to expert patients. In order to tackle the question whether task shifting is the solution for health care worker shortages, lessons must be learned from the successes and failures uncovered in studies conducted on task shifting. http://www.ghf08/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=114 http://www.ghf08/view/index.php?basic_entity=document&list_ids=114 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT