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Published in: ourNHSBrexit or no Brexit, life-changing medicines already aren’t getting throughBig Pharma is hurting the NHS at its core – here's what we need to do, if we're bold enough.
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Published in: ourNHSWhy politicians need to 'take responsibility' for children's health tooThis government is betraying children on a grand scale, and making positive ‘choices’ impossible.
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Published in: ourNHSThe budget offers the NHS scraps – and fails to see off the privatisersThere was little on offer in yesterday’s budget to meaningfully help struggling hospitals, health and social care...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe health catastrophe in Gaza: our double standards are killing PalestiniansThe right to health is severely restricted for the residents of Gaza in a way that would be inconceivable if enacted...
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Published in: oDRMeet the women affected by Abkhazia’s abortion banA year and a half ago, the authorities in Abkhazia banned abortions in nearly all circumstances. These women have...
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Published in: oDRScaling back on healthcare may start with Russia’s migrants. But it won’t end thereThe Russian state has absolved itself from providing social services to migrant workers. Are its own citizens next? RU
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Published in: oDRNatural birth in Russia: the costs of “keeping it real”Natural femininity, natural birth, natural products – Russians are increasingly drawn to the concept of...
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Published in: oDRKicking habits, kicking backIn Russia, a punitive Soviet approach to drug users is still in place. But a new generation of activists is ready to...
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Published in: oDRThe victims of Russia’s ultra-conservatism are the Russian people themselvesRussia has decriminalised domestic violence: one step towards “traditional values” means two steps back from...
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Published in: oDRFighting back against Georgia’s war on drugsGeorgia’s draconian laws against narcotics are in the spotlight, as activists take to the streets and demand an end...
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Published in: oDRWe’ll be living with this for a long timeIn Ekaterinburg, one person in every 50 is HIV positive. A report from the frontline of what some people are calling...
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Published in: oDROutrage and outsourcing in Russian healthcareThe doctor is out. Hunger strikes, mistreatment of patients and general desperation are beginning to seem like a...
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Published in: HomeHeartfelt rationalityThe side effects of good intentions and tolerance can be more suffering. We must let our hearts set our goals, but...
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Published in: oDRWe’re right hereBuilding a society inclusive of autism in Russia involves battling with myths, superstition and the Soviet legacy....
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Published in: oDRCrimea needs a cureDIY diagnoses, shortages of basic medical supplies, drugs and doctors. This is healthcare in annexation Crimea. Русский
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Published in: oDRThe ‘window of life’ in KirovIn the Russian city of Kirov, local authorities recently closed down a scheme to rescue unwanted newborn babies...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s healthcare privatisation stands as a warning to Ukrainian reformersUkraine's government is eager to overhaul the country's ageing healthcare system. Following Georgia's example may be...
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Published in: oDRCan feminist art free women from patriarchy in Eastern Europe?As post-Soviet states continue their 'conservative turn', feminist artists stand up to address gender injustice in...
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Published in: oDRLooking after yourself in SiberiaThe ‘rationalisation’ of medical and social services in rural Russia has compelled people to acquire new skills in...
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Published in: ourNHSIs Nigel Farage talking bollocks about the NHS?Nigel Farage is using his experience of testicular cancer to condemn the NHS. A fellow survivor - now a doctor -...
