Lawrence Were is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Boston University, where he does research on public health. In a conversation with Kim, you’ll hear more about the impact of health insurance and how access to it would improve health outcomes for individuals and communities.
In the news wrap, we catch up on President Macky Sall of Senegal and his rescheduling of the presidential election, the latest news from Haiti, and the removal of ECOWAS sanctions on Niger.
Books, Links, & Articles
- “Climate Change, HIV, and the Kenyan Fish Trade.” by Marc Chalufour
- “Haitian leader, unable to return to country, faces pressure to resign.” by Widlore Mérancourt and Samantha Schmidt
- “Haiti declares state of emergency after gangs lead mass prison break.” by Widlore Mérancourt and Adam Taylor
- “Haitian PM’s Whereabouts Unknown Since He Signed Bilateral Deal With Kenya.” by Mariama Diallo
- “ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger amid tensions in West Africa bloc.” by Al Jazeera Staff
- “Effects of social health insurance on access and utilization of obstetric health services: results from HIV+ pregnant women in Kenya.”
- by Lawrence Were , et al.
- “The Association of Health Insurance with institutional delivery and access to skilled birth attendants: evidence from the Kenya Demographic and health survey 2008–09.” by Lawrence Were , et al.
- “Informality and health: universal health coverage in the era of SDGs.” by Lawrence Were
- Disease X: The 100 Days Mission to End Pandemics by Kate Kelland, Foreword by Tony Blair