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Dilemmas in access to medicines: a humanitarian perspective
James Smith
2017We challenge the assertion made by Govind Persad and Ezekiel Emanuel (Aug 27, p 932) that “expanding access to less effective or more toxic [antiretroviral] treatments rather than requiring the...
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When free is not fair: the case of vaccine donations
James Smith
2017Le 10 octobre 2015, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) a refusé le don de Pfizer de 1 million de doses du vaccin antipneumococcique conjugué (VPC). La nouvelle a suscité l’émoi dans la...
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Palliative care in humanitarian medicine
James Smith
2017Historiquement, les soins palliatifs ont été négligés dans la pratique de la médecine humanitaire. Cela paraît surprenant, car la sombre réalité est que le personnel médical est souvent...
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Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises
James Smith
2016Medical humanitarian organizations don’t generally deal well with death. This may come as a surprise, since it’s a sombre reality of this line of work that frontline staff are often witness to...
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Voices in global health: present realities, future challenges
James Smith
20162016 will already be remembered as a year of great setbacks in the pursuit of global health and wellbeing; mass social upheaval in the Middle East and north Africa, driven by conflict and a legacy of ...
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Borders and migration: an issue of global health importance
James Smith
2016The movement of people has featured throughout human history; so substantial is the legacy of migration that the freedom of movement within and across borders was enshrined in article 13 of the UN...
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Deplorable conditions in French ‘Refugee Camp’
James Smith
2015The suffering endured by refugees and other exiles in the northern port town of Calais, France, has been the subject of significant media attention in recent months. Renewed interest in the plight of ...
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Cancer care for refugees
James Smith
2014Along with other non-communicable diseases, cancer is now recognised as a major challenge for humanitarian health providers and for those who finance their programmes. The recent Policy Review of...
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Exploring alternative narratives: the prioritisation of polio in northern Nigeria
James Smith
2014Tara Mangal and colleagues present compelling evidence that lends support to the suggestion that the efficacy of the oral poliovirus vaccine varies depending on its composition, thus reinforcing...
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“From the American People”: the US Farm Bill and the reform of emergency food aid
James Smith
2014On Nov 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines. Winds of up to 235 km/h cut through the province of Eastern Samar as the storm progressed westwards and further towards the centre of...
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The sound of silence: global health challenges from the front
James Smith
2012There are no sirens. Nor is the silence disrupted by the rush of feet or frantic blue lights. Instead, our enduring patients arrive at the hospital gates on foot, most having travelled for many...