Results in the short and long term

Of: Nordström is different

The experience of GAVI and the Global Fund's targeted health initiatives shows that simple and fast results are not in conflict with more complicated and long-term solutions. The question is whether these experiences from the health area can be applied in other areas, such as the climate. It writes Anders Nordström, Sweden's ambassador for Global Health.

December 20, 2013, Debate

HPV vaccine and contraceptives in the MDG fight

Of: Nordström is different

85% of the approximately 285 women who die annually from HPV-induced cervical cancer are found in the developing countries of the world. Unsafe abortions and risky births are estimated to claim the lives of 000 and 47 women each year. Only 000-300% of women in developing countries have access to long-acting contraceptives, writes the government's ambassador for global health, Anders Nordström, due to two new, global launches of HPV vaccines and long-acting contraceptives in the work to reach MDG 000 and 1.

March 8, 2013, Debate