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Young (and occasionally less young) researchers, mostly from LMICs, present their views on global health issues.
Without doubt, this was a remarkable week for global oral health. During the 148th meeting of the WHO Executive Board, oral health was among the items discussed, initiated by a group of member states led by Sri Lanka and others. The last time the WHO governing bodies adopted a resolution regarding oral health was in 2007, which is ancient in a f...
As of January 19th, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has documented more than 100,000 cases and 3,445 deaths from COVID-19. That is bad enough for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) which has about 6 million inhabitants. Unfortunately, that’s not all, however. While the COVID-19 “natural disaster” has been unfolding in the region, a...
In 1994, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), a provisional organization that had been providing the rules for world trade since 1948, was replaced by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Marrakesh Agreement formally established the WTO. Under normal circumstances, only specialists would be familiar with this document. However...
As you probably know, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the Year of The Nurse & Midwife to mark the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of Modern Nursing. Little did the nursing and midwifery community fathom what a ‘profession defining’ year it was going to be when the announcement was made! The p...
As we kick off the new year (and in a way, a new decade), it is perhaps good to reflect a bit on the past 10+ years of IHP (International Health Policies), especially for new subscribers to the newsletter who are less acquainted with the origins of IHP. In a second part of this article, we then peer into the near future (and coming years), from ...
It seemed to be some kind of a turning point when I landed at Brussels Airport, at least for me. Indeed, having left behind nearly 17 years of life on the edge in one tiny village in Nicaragua, I was no longer a ‘Far West doctor’, as a friend had once described me. There I stood, a daughter to the left, a daughter to the right, and 250$ in ...
Popular (people’s) education is a philosophy and methodology that has been used widely to balance power and voice and build trust in diverse contexts, with the broader goal of creating a more just and equitable society. Never has such an approach been so necessary. In the US, we stand at the crossroads of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uprising...
Introduction Healthtech and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation are needed, more than ever, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare systems are being pushed to their limits, and homegrown and innovative ways of delivering healthcare through technology are being developed rapidly. However, turning a blind eye to gender inequities in...
On December 3 we celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities, and the theme for 2020 is ‘Not all Disabilities are Visible’. An invisible disability is a physical, mental or neurological condition that is not visible from the outside, that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities. The very fact that these symptoms...
