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How to increase large-scale food fortification (LSFF)

How to increase large-scale food fortification (LSFF)

by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Jan 12, 2023 | disease control, health, health care, policy, poverty, public health, Sustainable Development Goals

Lack of micronutrients causes diseases ranging from anemia to stunting in children as well as child mortality and cognitive deficiencies. One key intervention is large-scale food fortification (#LSFF), which adds #micronutrients to food staples such as rice, wheat and...
The SDGs and businesses

The SDGs and businesses

by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Nov 22, 2021 | business, climate change, environment, health care, policy, public health, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, UN

22 November 2021 The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are targets for how we, on a planetary basis, need to restructure our economies, production, use of natural resources, and the living circumstances of men, women and children around the world. The 17 goals...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the poorest billion

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the poorest billion

by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Sep 15, 2020 | health care, mental health, mental illness, NCD, non-communicable diseases, policy

5 September 2020 Obscene inequalities. Myths. Changes in government systems. “They tied me up and wanted to kill me.” The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission released a new report today on addressing NCDs and injuries (#NCDIs) among the world’s poorest 1...
Public Health Priorities part 3: the US CDC

Public Health Priorities part 3: the US CDC

by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Jul 29, 2020 | CDC, disease control, funding, health care, policy, public health

29 July 2020 This posting is a brief excerpt of my third article on public health priorities, on funding for the US CDC.   The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) is the largest player in the disease control world. The US CDC’s total annual...
Funding for Disease Control (Part 2)

Funding for Disease Control (Part 2)

by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Jun 25, 2020 | CDC, disease control, health care, policy, public health, WHO

25 June 2020 This posting is an excerpt from my second article in the Public Health Priorities series, Funding for Disease Control. Disease management is suddenly a household topic due to COVID-19. But what are the normal priorities of the World Health Organization...
Public Health Policy Decisions – Part 1: What is Public Health?

Public Health Policy Decisions – Part 1: What is Public Health?

by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | May 19, 2020 | health care, policy, public health

19 May 2020 This blog is an excerpt from my new article, Public Health Priorities: the importance of public health. You can also see my presentation for European Public Health Week 2020 on this subject. COVID-19 has focused attention on global public health...
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