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WorldMalariaDay2018_cover — The 25th of April marks World Malaria Day and, this year adopts the theme: “Ready to beat Malaria” 1. World Malaria Day was established with the objective of raising awareness for one of the oldest diseases 1; an epidemic that has shaped human history and continues to prevail today […]

World Malaria Day

25 Apr, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

CareerStory_Cover_20.4 — Who are you, where are you from, and what is your role in GHNGN? ¿Quién eres, de dónde eres, y cuál es tu rol en GHNGN? My name is Viveka Guzman. I am a Mexican born in Mexico city, although a few months afterward I moved with my family to […]

Going beyond the comfort zone

21 Apr, 2018 in Career Stories by DuarteVitalBrito

Picture8_PAAJAF — Can you take us through a brief history of your organization? PAAJAF stands for Providing Adolescents and Adults Jobs for Advancement in Future. PAAJAS was founded in Gbawe, Ghana in 2007 by youth activist, accountant and a dedicated local teacher, Philip Kye Appiah. Born and raised in Ghana, Philip Appiah […]

PAAJAF: Providing Adolescents and Adults Jobs for Advancement in Future

12 Apr, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_CareerStory_CoverPicture_9thApril — Who are you, where are you from, and what is your role in GHNGN? My name is Anton Hasselgren, a Swede currently pursuing a masters degree in Global Health at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. I work as a partnership coordinator at GHNGN How […]

Find your interest and get involved! My tips for a ...

9 Apr, 2018 in Career Stories by DuarteVitalBrito

Picture1_FYF_Logo — Focus Youth Forum (FYF): Capacity Building for Community Empowerment and Healthy Living From subsistence farming to commercialization, a way to eradicate poverty and create wealth Focus Youth Forum (FYF) 1, is a social enterprise in Uganda whose major activities are capacity building by offering training in different sectors such […]

Focus Youth Forum (FYF): Capacity Building for Community Empowerment and ...

7 Apr, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGNpicture_Climate Change and Gender by Katy D. — Disasters or natural hazards are the obvious, immediate consequences of climate change. But the consequences of these disasters are socially constructed, and it is only when we can untangle the role of social constructs in a disaster that we can begin to undo their harms. Natural hazards […]

Untangling the role of social constructs in disasters

5 Apr, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_CareerStory_CoverPicture29thMarch — Who are you, where are you from, and what is your role in GHNGN? My name is Tiago Canelas, and I am a researcher in global health. I am from Andorra (a little country between Spain and France), but I was born in Portugal, and currently, I am based in […]

Move, travel, learn and be critical: my tips for a ...

30 Mar, 2018 in Career Stories by DuarteVitalBrito

Web — The 24th March is World Tuberculosis day, and therefore, a moment to raise awareness as well as advocate and accelerate the efforts to eliminate this disease that still causes the deaths of nearly 1.7 MILLION people each year, mostly in developing countries 8. In the late 1800’s, Dr. Robert Koch […]

The White Plague

24 Mar, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_WorldWaterDay_CoverPicture — South Africa has made tremendous progress in the areas of health and human rights following the end of the apartheid era in 1994. The country has garnered global respect for their comprehension of human rights and sophisticated constitution which ensures a range of free services such as maternal healthcare, […]

The Cape Town Water Crisis: A Call to Action

22 Mar, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_CareerStory_CoverPicture_16March — Who are you, where are you from, and what is your role in GHNGN? My name is Sandra, I am from Madrid, Spain, currently living in Barcelona. I have been working for the network since February 2017 as […]

My path to global health

16 Mar, 2018 in Uncategorized by DuarteVitalBrito