Maria Neira Keywords WHO Health global health public health Read more about Maria Neira María P. Neira (born 1962) is a Spanish physician, international civil servant, and diplomat, who has since 2005, served as the Director of the Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department (PHE) of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Catherine Mary Schooling Keywords public health operations evolutionary biology Read more about Catherine Mary Schooling Dr. Mary Schooling joined the School of Public Health at HKU in 2002 as a part-time teaching assistant after obtaining a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from University College London (UK) following a career in IT and Operations Research starting at IBM. Dr. Schooling is also a Professor at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (BMJ Publishing Group) and of PLoS ONE, a Preventive Medicine Editorial board member, and an Advisory Editor for Social Science and Medicine.
Wendy Holmes Keywords public health international health aging program Read more about Wendy Holmes Wendy Holmes is an independent international public health consultant in Sri Lanka. She is an international public health physician and researcher with an interest in population aging in low-income settings.
Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project Read more about Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project In 2 years, the Indian city of Mumbai transformed its great eyesore—a 19.6-hectare landfill with 80-foot high waste—into a vast expanse of greenery with considerable revenue-generating potential. Carbon credit financing catalyzed this transformation.
Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Read more about Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Universal health coverage (UHC) is not only the most powerful single concept that public health has to offer in Indonesia, but is also in accordance with the National Law or Constitution. UHC extends high quality and equal healthcare access to all Indonesian citizens.
Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Read more about Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Universal health coverage (UHC) is the most powerful single concept that the public health field can offer. Noting the major components of UHC’s goals, including the effective coverage of universal health, are seen as crucial; hence ensuring sustainability of the UHC program would require monitoring certain approaches and indicators.
Sanitation Innovations in Urban Bangladesh Read more about Sanitation Innovations in Urban Bangladesh Despite the achievements in clean water and sanitation access, many challenges remain to improving environmental sanitation in urban Bangladesh. Achieving sanitation sustainability requires strong community organization and ownership, and the willingness of residents to pay for water and sanitation services.