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Public Health Policy

Public-health policy decides how societies protect wellbeing, from healthcare funding to prevention. This page tracks the debates and decisions shaping it, aggregated from health and policy desks and refreshed regularly.

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Indonesia accused of ‘gross negligence’ in wildfires lawsuit as haze tests region

NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and The Indonesian government has been accused of “gross negligence” in a class action lawsuit over its handling of wildfires that have cloaked large parts of South-east Asia in a toxic haze, shuttered schools and caused a spike in respiratory illnesses.The lawsuit, filed by indigenous and civil society groups in the Indonesian part of Borneo,…

 •  The Guardian World
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‘Medicare for All’ Message Attracts Voters Buckling Under Medical Bills

The idea of scrapping the U.S. health insurance system for a massive expansion of government-funded healthcare isn’t new. But voters hit by ballooning private health insurance costs are rallying behind midterm candidates calling for universal coverage. LANSING, Mich. — Christina Starks-Clay doesn’t know how “Medicare for All” would work exactly, but she’s willing to bet it’d be better than what she has now. Standing in line for U.S. Senate candid…

 •  Kaiser Health News

The status of the U.S. blockade on Cuba

U.S. blockade and decades-old embargo on Cuba have worsened the island’s economic and humanitarian crisis, with fuel shortages disrupting electricity,…

 •  The Hindu (International)