Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Debt is grinding down developing countries but there is no plan for relief
Two reports which came out last week point out that a large number of developing countries are spending more on repayment of debt than on the development of social sectors such as health and education
Private health companies prosper while healthcare access stagnates
A new report by Oxfam shows how investments made by development finance institutions from the Global North benefit private health companies rather than people in need of health care
75 years after its foundation, WHO struggles for sovereignty
This year marked the 75th anniversary of the WHO. But as the UN agency approaches its yearly assembly in Geneva, it is still struggling to secure adequate resources for functioning independently of the private sector and pressures from high income countries