Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) is one of the oldest diseases known to humankind, and the first human bacterial pathogen to ever be discovered. Early records with clinical descriptions of the disease, skeletal remains, and genomic studies have allowed scientists to date what is believed to be leprosy as far back as Read more…
During the US presidential elections much of the world was watching hesitantly to see what would unfold. This brought a great deal of reflection over the past four years and what Trump has done during his time in office. While reflecting on this presidency, I have also reflected on the Read more…
As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), early childhood development is the period of physical, socio-emotional, cognitive and motor development of children from 0-8 years of age. It is the period in which the architecture of the brain is constantly and rapidly changing, extremely permeable and sensitive to environmental Read more…
Regardless of one’s opinion on migration, it is impossible to deny the influence that the foreign-born population has had on the United States (U.S.) The United States Census Bureau (USCB) estimated 44,728,721 foreign-born people are living in the US as of 2018, making up 13.7% of the total population and Read more…
In honor of World Refugee Day, Anila Noor joined us for an interview about her experience as a refugee and work as a Gender Migration Policy Expert. We don’t have to look far to find strong, inspiring women around us, but what stands out the most about Anila is her Read more…
Credits: WHO/P. Virot “Taking action means saying ‘no’ to indifference… It is a choice: whether or not to support a woman, whether or not to protect her, whether or not to defend her rights” Dr. Denis Mukwege Each year between 50,000 and 100,000 women and girls worldwide are affected by Read more…