LSE Health Talks
LSE Health Talks
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8. The race against antimicrobial resistance: Fighting a silent killer
Antimicrobials are essential to modern medicine, not just for treating active bacterial infections but during routine procedures such as caesarean sections, organ transplants or chemotherapy. In recent decades, there has been a lac...
7. High-cost, high-need research: Comparing the patient journey in national health systems
The way health care systems are funded, structured, and operationalised differs vastly across countries, which makes it challenging to understand how a given health care system performs compared to its neighbours. Our guest, Dr Ire...
6. How much is too much? Financing health systems in the 21st century
Spending on healthcare has accelerated in countries across the world, yet there appears to be no obvious systematic pattern with the way health systems operate and the quality of care they provide. Our guest, Dr Zeynep Or tries to answe...
5. Brain-drain in Africa: Personal stories and reflections with Nigerian doctors
Africa has the severest form of health care workforce shortages in the world. Yet, once qualified, many health care professionals leave their home countries. What are the push and pull factors for qualified healthcare professionals to s...
4. NHS under pressure: finding the right balance between public sector needs and private sector resilience
More than 5 million people are waiting for an elective surgery in the English National Health Service, and it will require innovative arrangements and policies to address patient need. Dr Michael Anderson from the London School of ...