Geneva on my mind: last week saw the 67th World Health Assembly. We find out what was discussed, what was planned, and what our senior executive editor Pam Das made of it all...

Down on the farm: We’re joined by Human Rights Watch, who tell us about the shockingly poor working conditions of children who work on tobacco farms in the USA...

Schistosomiasis control: Sam Loewenberg joins us to talk about the struggle to control the parasitic disease in Uganda...

Oh Canada: Despite pledging $2.85bn to help maternal and child health worldwide, Stephen Harper's Muskoka Initiative has come under fire for not being as transparent as it asks of others...

Hope in Qatar: We speak with Amnesty International, who want your help to improve the lives of migrant domestic workers in Qatar. Also, new advice on organ transplants from donors with cancer...

Leading Gates: We hear about the plans of Susan Desmond-Hellmann, new CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We also cover 18th century approaches to avoid drowning, gun control in the USA...

Society and global health: We explore what the outcome of the Indian election means for health care and why HIV is on the rise in some groups in South Africa...

The aftermath: 5 months on, progress has been made in the provision of health services for those affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan, but vital gaps remain. We speak with Sima Barmania in Tacloban...

Cold turkey: Russia's annexing of Crimea has plunged the future of opioid substitution therapy there in to serious doubt, possibly forcing more than 800 individuals back into heroin addiction...

Fight for your right: Two interviews this week—both from countries in the midst of political upheaval. One on the health implications of (and motivations behind) unrest in Venezuela, and one on a controversial new emergency care law in Turkey.