By Mark Chataway For the first time since 2019, the glitterati of geopolitics gathered recently at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. Why, I asked a senior Indian diplomat, did most of them fail to even mention health. Had they learned nothing from the pandemic? The pandemic, he thought, was the problem. “They’ve had over […]
Global Elite are Bored with Health, Just When It’s Getting Really Exciting
Using Fewer Antibiotics Isn’t Always the Best Way to Curb Resistance
Mark World Sleep Day 2022 by prioritising quality sleep
International Women’s Day 2022 #BreakTheBias – Testimonial from Kashmira Date
Last year, I participated in a career panel co-organized by Women in Global Health (WGH) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) – ‘Beyond the glass ceiling: Advancing women and minorities in global health leadership’ where a stark reality was highlighted – “Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are one of the fastest-growing populations […]
International Women’s Day 2022 #BreakTheBias – Testimonial from Schola Matovu, PhD, RN
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
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 […]
Presidential Precinct Africa Business Summit at US Chamber
As a board member of the Presidential Precinct, Francois Baird, Co Chair of Baird’s CMC moderated a panel at the AFRICA Business Forum. More information can be found on the newsletter
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