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Air pollution GHNGN

What can you do to stop the impact of climate change on global health?

“Climate change is the greatest public health challenge of the 21st century”- The Lancet Climate change already has an impact on the health of populations everywhere and according to all predictions, this impact will only increase and put a strain on already fragile health systems serving the most poor and vulnerable. As Global Health students, let’s brainstorm together and try to minimise such an impact. Air pollution causes over 7 million deaths each year and Read more…

By Margarida Paixão, ago
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The Trump Administrations Impact on Global Health

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 impact the administration has had within the global health world, and how both local and foreign policy has influenced global health efforts. With this in Read more…

By Sarah Williams, ago

International Day for the Elimination of Gender Violence

THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN SPANISH. THE ORIGINAL VERSION IS FOUND BELOW. “In the face of atrocities we have to take sides. The neutral position always helps the oppressor, never the victim.” Elie Wiset Today, November 25th, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Gender Violence, which is considered a serious public health problem and violation of human rights, as stated by the United Nations. This date was chosen in the first Latin Read more…

By Elena Marban Castro, ago

Childhood Development & COVID-19

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 stimuli. This period sets the foundation for the entirety of a child’s life. So, what happens in a global pandemic, when almost all non-immediate childhood Read more…

By Sarah Williams, ago

‘Do you need a hug?’: The Touch test results and human touch in the middle of a pandemic

During this pandemic, one statement has been reiterated: Maintain social distancing. Now that human touch has been taken from us so abruptly, people have started to notice the yearn to give and receive it. Affective touch is crucial for our mental health. In a period in which so many things have promoted its decline, we need it more than ever and yet, we cannot have it. What are our attitudes towards touch? What happens when Read more…

By martaribes, ago
Coronavirus GHNGN

India has lost 450 plus doctors to COVID

A worried fraternity says young doctors are dying because of long working hours, and improper gear. The country has lost more than 450 healthcare workers to COVID-19 since the outbreak of the virus earlier this year, but the death of young doctors lately has come as a shock to the medical fraternity. Several medical professionals have attributed the rising casualties among young medics to long working hours, mostly without proper protective gear, and the overall poor state of the Read more…

By Vinod Kumar Menon, ago
Geschnitten

Don’t Forget to Do Your Humanitarian Home Work! (Please 😊)

Mother Earth and the future happiness of your fellow human beings depend on all you little cells of sustainable cultural transformation Disclaimer:Just to be clear: In this text, I am not suggesting that we do not need technology, tech innovation and global health aides traveling the world. However, it is the time for concerted action. It is not enough to support people in need but it is necessary to destroy those systemic, culturally rooted sources Read more…

By Benjamin Kruft, ago
Vaccine

“Covid 19 vaccine far from reality” says Medical experts in India

Medical experts in India say that the realization of a COVID-19 vaccine is unrealistic, as the shortest time it has taken to produce a vaccine was for mumps, which took nearly four years of research. On average, vaccines take 5 to 10 years to develop and in many cases it can take many more. They believe that the development of a vaccine to tackle a new virus, such as the novel Coronavirus in a short Read more…

By Vinod Kumar Menon, ago

Why do we need physiotherapists in Global Health?

“Oh, you’re a physiotherapist? You know, my back has been killing me these last days – a massage would be awesome…?” The reaction I get when telling people about my profession is, unfortunately, very predictable. Yet, a physiotherapist is so much more than a masseuse. The fields we are trained for and work in include not just muscle relaxation and injury rehabilitation. Physiotherapy is a profession as variant as the patients that constitute our clientele Read more…

By Anna Fuhrmann, ago

Migrants & the Covid-19 Response: A Look at the U.S.

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 accounting for one-fifth of the world’s migrants. Migrants have always played an important role in U.S. economic success as well. As labor force participation rates Read more…

By Sarah Williams, ago