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Read more: Covid-19, global solidarity, and the case for equitable vaccine distribution through technology transfers
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health technologies to mitigate against the spread of the disease, but it has also demonstrated that the current biopharmaceutical business model, based on patented medicines and other technologies, leads to vast inequalities in healthcare particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We believe that the pharmaceutical industry has…
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Read more: Pensions automatic enrolment reduces the mental health gap in retirement savings
Dr. Karen Arulsamy, Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen Prof. Liam Delaney, Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics A pdf version is available here. Key Findings and Policy Recommendations Introduction Ageing populations and longer life expectancies mean that more people are retiring and spending more years in retirement. This trend…
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Read more: Health Sector Action Plan
The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform has published a Health Sector Action Report and Action Plan. More information is available here.
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Read more: OECD Economic Survey of Ireland 2022
The OECD published its Economic Survey of Ireland 2022. It features a specific thematic chapter on the health sector for the first time. It is available here.
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Read more: Supporting parents to enhance youth mental health and well-being
Adolescence is a time of growing independence from family for the majority of young people, however this does not mean that parents no longer play a significant supportive role in young people’s lives. Parents may be the first to notice changes in mood or behaviour that signal distress in a young person, and they are…
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Read more: Tobacco Free Ireland 2021 Annual Report
The Department of Health has published its Tobacco Free Ireland 2021 Annual Report. The Report is available here.
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Read more: Healthy Ireland Outcomes Framework
The Department of Health has published the first report on the Healthy Ireland Outcomes Framework. The report is available here.
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Read more: Report of the High Level Taskforce to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector
The Department of Justice and the Department of Health have published the final report of the High Level Taskforce to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector. The report is available here.
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Read more: Environmental Transport Noise and Health: Evidence from Ireland (Noise–Health)
UCD and the ESRI have released a research report on Environmental Transport Noise and Health: Evidence from Ireland (Noise–Health) for the Environmental Protection Agency. It is available here.
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Read more: Private Practice in Public Hospitals: Should Senior Consultants be Prioritised?
In many countries, consultants employed by public hospitals are allowed to provide private, fee-paying consultations as part of their workload, that is, within the public hospital.[i] This specific form of dual practice enables the patients who can afford to pay for private consultations, either themselves or via some private health insurance, to gain faster access…
