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More than a thousand of Italian health professionals have signed up to the moratorium promoted by the associations of the Sustainability and Health Network (RSS) – of which the association saluteglobale.it, to which I belong, is also a member – … Continue reading →

Two handcrafted nativity scenes. One is made of cut out and coloured tin, from Mexico, the other is carved in wood, from Rwanda. Both crafted by children’s hands, with the flowers I picked today to adorn them. They remind us … Continue reading →

Abstract The Agenda 2030 signed by the Heads of State and Government in 2015 set out 17 indivisible and universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. Among others the Agenda 2030 proposes to achieve “sustainable, inclusive and sustained growth” … Continue reading →

With the association Saluteglobale.it we are following the epidemic of Covid-19 in Italy and have published articles and viewpoints on the issue. The title of this post refers to an article that we recently published on the Journal of Global … Continue reading →

One of the most debated aspects in the fight against the current Covid-19 epidemics is the development of a vaccine. Through the media the public is repeatedly led to think that only the vaccine will be the solution and only … Continue reading →

With Saluteglobale.it association for social promotion, in particular the right to health, we explored in depth the issue of masks, concluding on the need for an urgent further revision of the WHO guidelines, as well as to direct research on appropriate technologies … Continue reading →

The book edited by Bernardino Fantini, professor emeritus of the University of Geneva,“Epidémies et sociétes, passé, présent et futur” (with contributions in French and English) was published at the beginning of the year. The book also contains my contribution (in … Continue reading →

Christmas 2015 – New Year 2016 Dear friends, my family has old maritime traditions. This year my father, last “sea captain” of his ancestry, set sail toward the infinite. He taught me “set your course toward far horizons and firmly … Continue reading →