The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, sent a letter to organizations engaged in negotiating as part of the Africa Group in the WHO. This letter, first published by Geneva Health Files, has created a stir, perhaps because it advises the block of countries to continue to negotiate in a unified manner. This unified approach to negotiating could disrupt the objectives of the US and Europe.
Under the guise of pandemic preparedness an industry was built out, fortunes were made, and new lethal viruses and other microorganisms were discovered or created. A panoply of pandemics and accompanying WHO pandemic declarations have rolled out, one after the other, one scarcely ending before the next appears: 2009 swine flu, 2014 Ebola, 2016 Zika…
The patient-physician relationship is the cornerstone of healthcare, and it is based on mutual respect, trust, and open communication. Patients need to be able to trust their physician to provide high quality care while maintaining confidentiality and protecting the patient’s sensitive medical information…
