Acquiring technical knowledge is insufficient for health systems strengthening (HSS). World Bank Institute's Health System Practice (WBIHS) offers capacity building products including structured learning through courses, knowledge exchange, peer-to-peer problem solving, coalition building and partnerships to scale-up impact. Global Health TV visits Kenya to look at efforts to improve drug procurement services and also attends the Asia Network for Capacity Building in HSS in Hong Kong.
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"A Surgeon in the Village: An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa" is an informative and highly engaging book about a neglected area of global health - the dearth of surgeons in low and middle income countries [...]
Global health funding has not been in such jeopardy since large investments in it started in 1991. In particular the rise of Donald Trump in the US and Teresa May in the the UK has raised concerns about the prospects for development assistance [...]
