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Eugenics and the welfare state

Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.

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Guerrilla public health

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

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Six personal health zines that might change your life

Personal zines put health conditions back in the hands of the people who experience them. Here are six that Wellcome Collection staff love.

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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard

Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.

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  • A man hugging a woman and raising her from the floor representing an advertisement for the 8th course on AIDS education for students at the Instituto Marqués de Santillana on 13 December 1996; organised by the Centre de Estudios Sociales Aplicados [Center of Applied Social Studies] and the Gobierno de Cantabria Consejeria de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social [Government of Cantabria, Department of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare]. Colour lithograph by Michael Emberly, 1996.
  • The faces of Latin American men and women of New York united in their support against AIDS by the New York State Health Department. Colour lithograph.
  • A row of men and women along the bottom with the message that the best way to protect against AIDS is to talk about it; an advertisement issued by the Central Health Education Unit, Department of Health. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A row of men and women along the bottom with a message about the best way to protect against AIDS is to talk about it; an advertisement issued by the Central Health Education Unit, Department of Health. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A row of men and women along the bottom with a message about the best way to protect against AIDS is to talk about it; an advertisement issued by the Central Health Education Unit, Department of Health. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A row of men and women along the bottom with a message about the best way to protect against AIDS is to talk about it (Chinese version); an advertisement issued by the Central Health Education Unit, Department of Health. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • The face of a man with one hand on his chin representing a man who appears positive about being HIV; a poster from the America responds to Aids advertising campaign. Lithograph.
  • A young black couple with their arms linked and a warning about the dangers of getting high and getting AIDS; a poster from the America responds to Aids advertising campaign. Lithograph, 1993.
  • A woman looks directly at the viewer with the words 'Qué tienes en contra de un condón?'; advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Lithograph.
  • The face of a man wearing glasses representing a man worried about HIV; a poster from the America responds to Aids advertising campaign. Lithograph, 1991.
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