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RETS Magazine nº21

Dear Readers,

This RETS Magazine publishes yet another report on health technical workers training experiences and follows the idea of replacing the publication of two special issues, as set forth in the Network’s Work Plan, through the dissemination of continuous reports sent in all magazine issues. However, this shall only be possible if institutions interested in publishing their work in the field of training forward the material appropriately (see the call in section 'Network News', p. 7).

Besides the report, we opted to dedicate a different section of the magazine to present a very controversial issue that has generated much debate in the field of global/international health: philanthrocapitalism. To start this process, we have prepared a review on the article “Philanthrocapitalism, past and present: the Rockefeller Foundation, the Gates Foundation and the setting(s) of the international/global health agenda”, authored by Anne-Emanuelle Birn, professor at the University of Toronto (Canada). Our intention was to go beyond a conventional review, bringing to readers as much as possible of the original text, published in English only in the Hypothesis Journal in November 2014. The review will be published in two parts, and we shall be more than pleased to publish any comments received on the subject.

In the article, the Canadian researcher shows how private interests can establish the path of public health in the world, affecting the organization of national health systems and consequently building a specific context for the training of health professionals at all levels.

Finally, we seize the opportunity to welcome the newest member of RETS – the Higher School of Health Technology of Porto – and we kindly ask you to accept our apologies for the recent delays in our publication, this issue is still for the last quarter of 2014. We undertake to restore the publication of the magazine to its regular intervals by the end of this year.

Enjoy your reading!

RETS Executive Secretariat

 

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  • 2015

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