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Dr. Cook works in the UK higher education sector for almost 20 years at various universities in London, Lancaster, Edinburgh and Glasgow. He holds a BA in Economics from Exeter University, a MSc in Analysis of Decision Making Processes from Huddersfield University, and a PhD from Open University. He has been writing since 2007 with an emphasis on psychology and social policy work.

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Health & Healthcare

Can You Compare Different Health Systems?

June 29, 2011 | By Roger Cook, MSc, PhD | 2 Comments

The effectiveness of different approaches to funding and running health systems is often hotly debated, with every viewpoint seemingly able to marshal facts in support of their case. In effect, health statistics have become every bit as politicized as criminal justice. With the current political focus on the limited reforms introduced into the US system by the Obama administration, accurate information is critical and in short supply.

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Opinion

Is Charity Bad For Your Health?

June 20, 2011 | By Roger Cook, MSc, PhD | 1 Comment

Since 2000, there has been a massive flow of funding from the West into health care in developing African countries. Some of this has come from governmental sources in response to G8 initiatives such as the 2000 Millenium Fund and a significant amount has come from charitable organizations. One of the largest of these, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in 2010 alone gave $164bn for research and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) and another $100bn for malaria. From 1994 to date, the foundation gave $14,350bn of funding on global health issues and was one of the first bodies to fund access to retro-viral HIV drugs in Africa.