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Dr. Matthew Harris visits the primary health-care center where he worked in Brazil 20 years ago. The author of Decolonizing Healthcare Innovation: Low-Cost Solutions from Low-Income Countries says: "I really think that if people had been more receptive to learning from Brazil 20 years ago, we could have had an army of community health workers in [the U.K.] by now."

What the Global South could teach rich countries about health care — if they'd listen

8:39am November 13, 2023

by Kamala Thiagarajan

In his book Decolonizing Healthcare Innovation, Dr. Matthew Harris argues wealthy countries ought to pay attention to innovative programs around the world instead of believing that "the West is best."

British nurses picket outside St. Thomas' Hospital in London on Thursday. The nurses' union is asking for a 19% pay raise. Nurses, as well as postal workers, rail workers and some airport immigration officers, are staging walkouts over the holiday season. They are asking for pay increases as the U.K. faces nearly 11% inflation.

Britain is seeing a wave of strikes as nurses, postal workers and others walk out

5:02am December 20, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Nurses, postal workers and railway employees are all walking out this month in the U.K.'s largest series of labor actions in more than a decade. It's a major challenge to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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Capt. Sir Tom Moore poses in September while marking the launch of his memoir, Tomorrow Will Be a Good Day, in Milton Keynes, England.

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Captain Tom, Centenarian Who Inspired The U.K. With His Fundraising Walks, Has Died

12:15pm February 02, 2021

by Mark Katkov

The World War II veteran gained fame by raising funds for the U.K.'s National Health Service by walking sponsored laps in his garden. His family says he contracted COVID-19.

A family gathers around the television Monday in Liverpool, England, to watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak to the nation about the new lockdown.

Britain Returns To Lockdown To Fight Coronavirus Variant

7:33pm January 04, 2021

by Reese Oxner

A new and more transmissible variant is threatening to overwhelm England's health care system, the prime minister said.

Tom Moore, who served as an army captain in World War II, had originally aimed to raise $1,250 before his 100th birthday on April 30. More than 347,000 people have donated to his effort.

99-Year-Old British Veteran Raises $9 Million For Health Service By Walking Laps

11:01am April 15, 2020

by Sophie Eastaugh

Tom Moore, who served as an army captain in World War II, had originally aimed to raise $1,250 before his 100th birthday on April 30. More than 347,000 people have donated so far to his effort.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered the closure of most retail stores and banned public gatherings of more than two in a stepped-up response to slow the coronavirus.

U.K. Prime Minister Tells Brits To Stay Home, Threatens Fines

5:29pm March 23, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Boris Johnson has ordered that people stay in their homes, aside from four exemptions. Only essential businesses will be allowed to stay open and the police will be empowered to enforce the measures.

A couple wear face masks as they visit Buckingham Palace in London on Saturday. After criticism for responding slowly, the United Kingdom has urged the public to avoid unnecessary contact.

U.K. Steps Up Coronavirus Prevention, But Its Hospitals Have Already Been Strained

3:42pm March 17, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The virus pandemic comes at a vulnerable time for the Britain's overburdened public health care system.

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Protesters marched in London on Feb. 3 to demand more money for Britain's National Health Service, as winter conditions are thought to have put a severe strain on the system.

U.K. Hospitals Are Overburdened, But The British Love Their Universal Health Care

1:56pm March 07, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

Budgets are tight, wait times have grown and drugs are being rationed. But most of the U.K. believes the advantages of their taxpayer-funded coverage outweigh the frustrations.

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