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European Union flags fly outside the European Commission in Brussels.

The EU Global Health Strategy, One Year On

by Ilona Kickbusch, Francisco Pérez-Cañado

Early achievements and challenges ahead

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REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Team Europe Takes on Global Health

by Ilona Kickbusch

A new and ambitious strategy

Children look out from their classroom in a (truly) rural primary school in Min County, Gansu Province, China on June 1, 2011. The school, with five teachers and 102 students, is on a high mountain. We see the adorable faces of several small children looking out weather-beaten window panes hung on a yellow brick wall. Faded chalk writing of chinese characters can be seen scribbled on the concrete sill. REUTERS photo.
Urbanization

The Lost Cities and Towns of Asia and Africa

by Thomas J. Bollyky

A global definition of cities means better understanding of local urban health