My perspectives are informed by my status as a Ugandan-born individual, and my experience as a Uganda-American nurse, nursing professor and researcher who is currently working in Uganda. I am also a co-founder of our nonprofit, Nurse-to-Nurse Global Initiative (NTNGI) whose mission, in part, is to promote the empowerment and advancement of leadership and professional […]
International Women’s Day 2022 #BreakTheBias – Testimonial from Lalita Panicker, Consulting Editor, Views at the Hindustan Times, India
During my career working as a journalist and editor for mainstream media in India, I faced situations which, I believe, stopped me from being able to make as much use of many opportunities as I could have, thanks to gender bias. But I have no regrets. Therefore, I decided that when I had the chance […]
International HPV Awareness Day 2022
– an interview with Benda Kithaka, KILELE Health, Kenya
The international HPV awareness day is observed each year to sensitise the global audience on the value of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of human papillomavirus. These efforts aim to increase awareness and reduce stigma around the disease, thereby eliminating it and lowering the cervical cancer burden. In Africa, HPV is a highly prevalent virus [...]
Coronavirus: when will the lockdowns stop?
As I write this, most of Western Europe is in some state of lockdown. And not just Europe; to give one example, the government of Vietnam last weekend did the same to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. What is the aim here? Many point to China, Singapore and South Korea: if we can just […]
Communications: A key part of ethical behaviour in global health
“Not only are the ‘what’ we do now important, meaning developing transformative medicine,” Nadine Schecker said, “but also ‘how’, meaning getting them to as many people as possible.” Ms. Schecker is the global head of communications and external affairs at Novartis. During a recent interview with The Holmes Report, Schecker expounded upon the changing role […]
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