China Medical Board

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse China's current health workforce in terms of quantity, quality, and distribution, and find that inter-county inequality in the distribution of both doctors and nurses is very high, with most of this inequality accounted for by within-province inequalities (82% or more) rather than by between-region inequalities.

TL;DR: Evidence is presented to show that Bangladesh has achieved substantial health advances, but the country's success cannot be captured simplistically because health in Bangladesh has the paradox of steep and sustained reductions in birth rate and mortality alongside continued burdens of morbidity.

TL;DR: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is in a unique position to make a united stand against chronic non-communicable diseases in the region, and all branches of government and all sectors of society have to get involved in establishing environments that are conducive to healthy living.

TL;DR: The World Bank Group welcomes the publication of the new Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2010, an indispensable resource for public health and development leaders to ensure that their investments yield the greatest possible health benefits, and to help end poverty and boost prosperity.

TL;DR: The importance of rebalance of the roles of health sciences institutions and government in educational policies and implementation is underscore by a looming crisis of violence against health workers hypothesised as a result of many factors including deficient educational preparation and harmful profit-driven clinical practices.