WHO Report on Cancer: Country Profiles

This case examines the Measles Initiative (MI), a consortium of organizations expanding delivery of measles vaccines. After providing background information on the biology of the measles virus and the epidemiology of measles, it recounts the formation of the MI, its partnership structure, its goals, its program design, international nature, and its financing. The case focuses on how multilateral global health initiatives coordinated with national governments to improve health care delivery. By 2009, the MI had…

This case describes the Brazilian National AIDS Program's strategy in the late 2000s to prevent HIV infections. The case is set against the context of a heterogeneous, concentrated epidemic and decentralized public health system that guaranteed access to care and treatment. The case traces the nation's response to HIV from the late 1980s through 2009 via a human rights framework, highlighting the cooperation with civil society. Readers are challenged to understand the relationships between HIV/AIDS…

This fact sheet from the World Health Organization (WHO) provides an overview of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including heart disease and stroke. The fact sheet provides data and key statistics on global cases and deaths from CVDs, and discusses symptoms and common risk factors, including unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and alcohol. It also includes information on cardiovascular diseases in LMICs and potential interventions for reducing the burden of CVDs worldwide.