Radiotherapy is a critical and inseparable component of comprehensive cancer treatment
and care. For many of the most common cancers in low-income and middle-income …

Despite an estimated 456 000 deaths caused by cancer in sub-Saharan Africa in 2012 and
a cancer burden that is predicted to double by 2030, the region accounts for only 0· 3% of …

Background This paper arises from a four-country study that sought to better understand the
drivers of skilled health worker migration, its consequences, and the strategies countries …

Skilled workers emigrate from developing countries in rising numbers, raising fears of a
drain on the human and financial resources of the countries they leave. This paper critiques …

Data monitoring is a key recommendation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the
International Recruitment of Health Personnel, a global framework adopted in May 2010 to …

Study objective We evaluated the effectiveness of anesthesia education delivered via
Internet videoconferencing between the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, and …

While the current Ebola epidemic spiraled out of control to become the biggest in history, the
global public health response has been criticized as “too little, too late.” Many, like the World …

Background Haiti has a chronic physician shortage, and the country has been facing an
increased disease burden since the 2010 earthquake and the subsequent introduction of …

The relevance and effectiveness of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Global Code of
Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel is being reviewed in 2015 …

Information and communication technology (ICT) is progressively used in the health sector
(e‐health), to provide health care in a distance (telemedicine), facilitate medical education (e …