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When public healthcare is in crisis, is equitization the solution?

When public healthcare is in crisis, is equitization the solution?

In 2005, I was appointed head of a hospital department. I was thrilled because most of my predecessors were close to retirement when this happened and I was just 40.

We are what we eat, but we pay no attention

We are what we eat, but we pay no attention

City folks are dealing with obesity and their rural counterparts with its opposite. Both are forms of malnourishment that do not receive sufficient attention.

Don't fall for every Covid drugs sales pitch out there

Don't fall for every Covid drugs sales pitch out there

"I think I'm infected," a nurse in my department told me at the beginning of the day. I told her to get a quick test.

February 28, 2022 | 06:47 pm PT

Health workers are not receiving what they deserve

Health workers are not receiving what they deserve

Corruption in the medical field stems from the unmet needs of its workers. Eradicating it requires abolishing inequality and giving health workers the wages they deserve.

January 10, 2022 | 06:20 pm PT

We're fighting Covid with one hand tied behind our back

We're fighting Covid with one hand tied behind our back

Some say charging for Covid-19 treatment will worsen inequality; I say they are unable to see the forest for the trees.

October 26, 2021 | 07:06 pm PT

Covid-19 is picking off overweight population

Covid-19 is picking off overweight population

One thing is becoming more evident during Vietnam’s fourth coronavirus wave: obesity is associated with a higher risk of Covid-19 death.

October 1, 2021 | 06:20 pm PT

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