Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a biological mechanism whereby a microorganism evolves over time to develop the ability to become resistant to antimicrobial therapies such as antibiotics. The drivers of and potential solutions to AMR are complex, often spanning multiple sectors. The...

1. Introduction / Michael Anderson, Anuja Chatterjee, Charles Clift, Elias Mossialos -- 2. The health and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance / Driss Ait Ouakrim, Alessandro Cassini, Michele Cecchini, Diamantis Plachouras --3. Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the community / Sarah...

At a time when health and social care services in European countries are under pressure to contain or cut costs, informal carers are relied upon as the main providers of long-term care. However, still little is known about the availability of direct and indirect support for informal carers...

Este informe presenta una selección de estudios sobre transparencia y corrupción que abarcan desde la relación de la corrupción con los fenómenos socioeconómicos hasta los vínculos entre implementación de políticas y cambios. El punto de partida es el análisis empírico de la...

Summary The international policy model linking community-based health insurance (CBHI) and universal coverage for health care in low-income countries is implicitly determined by the development of mutual health insurance in 19th century Europe and Japan. The economic and health system frameworks...

Purpose – To examine the determinants of smoking cessation and tobacco consumption in the European Union (EU) countries. Specifically, the paper seeks to examine the role of smoking risk perceptions and anti-smoking regulation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes multivariate...