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2011

Time to Wake Up to Threat of NCDs

As the UN begins its meeting to devise strategies to tackle NCDs, Indian public health activists say it was a wake-up call for the health authorities in India.

Sandeep Kishore
- Down to Earth Magazine (India)
September 19, 2011

We Need Measurable Outcomes From the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs

We were deeply perturbed to learn that the negotiations for the Outcomes Document of the UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), a mere month or so away, had stalled because member states failed to reach consensus.

Nalini Saligram and Sandeep Kishore
- The Huffington Post
August 17, 2011

Building A Global Movement: Putting NCDs on The Radar

We believe that the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs is an unprecedented opportunity for the world to become energized and mobilized to take action against NCDs.

Nalini Saligram and Sandeep Kishore
- The Huffington Post
May 17, 2011

Advancing Primary Care in Global Health – Avoiding Past Mistakes

We discuss the history behind primary care in global health, to explain why previous attempts at “health systems development” perversely backfired in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s.

Sanjay Basu, Jason Andrews, Sandeep Kishore, and David Stuckler
- EpiAnalysis
March 26, 2011