Alidina, S., Paulus, J. & Kane, N.M., 2009.
Malaria and DDT in Uganda, Harvard Business Publishing: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health case collection.
Download free of chargeAbstractIn October 2008, Dr. Richard Mgaga, Head of the Malaria Control Programme in Uganda reviewed the monthly malaria statistics report for the district of Apac, which in April of 2008 had undergone a pilot indoor residual spraying (IRS) program using DDT in a campaign to prevent mosquitoes from biting and spreading malaria. The campaign was halted by a court injunction requested by organic farmers, exporters and environmentalists in May 2008, and the injunction was upheld by the High Court in June. In early August, the Uganda Health Ministry began spraying a pyrethroid insecticide in place of DDT. Meanwhile the Ugandan Attorney General was challenging the High Court’s decision. Dr. Mugaga was under pressure by the Presidential Malaria Initiative (PMI) to undertake a full program of IRS in 300,000 households in the northern districts of Uganda, including Apac. However, he was unsure whether to proceed, given the opposition and apparent problems that surfaced when the Apac pilot was implemented.
Clark, J. & Kane, N.M., 2009.
Managing Governance at Reliance Hospital, Harvard Business Publishing: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health case collection.
Available from Harvard Business PublishingAbstractThis case provides an introduction to the structure and dynamics of nonprofit hospital governance in the U.S. A hospital CEO two years into her position is grappling with how to make her board a more effective governing body. The hospital’s competitive position was eroding due in part to resistance by its independent medical staff to recruiting new physicians into the service area. In addition, some of the physicians had opened freestanding diagnostic and treatment facilities that reduced hospital revenues. But the board was reluctant to take this issue on. At the same time, the CEO felt that too much board attention was spent second-guessing her new hires and other operational decisions that she felt were her responsibility.
Cash, R., et al., 2009.
Casebook on ethical issues in international health research, World Health Organization.
Publisher's VersionAbstractThis casebook published by the World Health Organization contains 64 case studies, each of which raises an important and difficult ethical issue connected with planning, reviewing, or conducting health-related research.
Available for download free of charge from the World Health Organization in English, Arabic, Russian, and Spanish.