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GHNGN_ReGenerationSummit_Cover — I had the opportunity to attend the first meeting of ReGeneration 2030 in the Åland islands in August 2018. The focus of the meeting was the Sustainable Development (SDG) Goal (SDG) 12 of the United Nations (UN) agenda: sustainable consumption and production patterns 1. ReGeneration 2030 is a […]

Insights from the ReGeneration 2030 Summit

26 Sep, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_CoverPicture_Podcast_article — With so many podcasts out there, how do you decide what to listen to? We have selected a few podcasts from May-July 2018 that we think are definitely worth a listen if you’re interested in global health or development. We are really keen to hear about new ones, so […]

Great Global Health Podcasts from summer 2018

24 Aug, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_MentalHealthNCD_cover — Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are conditions that are not transmissible. This definition captures a wide range of conditions. However, in most cases, whether in research, funding, programs and/or policies, the focus is on the ‘Big Four’ NCDs i.e. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory diseases 1. Mental health disorders which […]

Mental Health in the NCD agenda

17 Aug, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

FYF_CoverPicture — Focus Youth Forum is Ugandan Based Social Enterprise Fighting Poverty and Unemployment Can you take us through a brief history of your organization? Focus Youth Forum (FYF) is a registered organization in Uganda. It was initiated by Bernard Keikara Mugume. The idea of forming the organization came up in […]

Focus Youth Forum: Social Enterprise Fighting Poverty and Unemployment in ...

9 Jul, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

Interview_Inderpreet_Cover_4thJune — Could you please introduce yourself for our readers? Hi, I am Inderpreet Singh Kambo, a mid-senior level professional with deep experience in development of healthcare data and visualization platforms. I have been actively involved in developing various research ideas/concepts into product solutions and currently lead some of the major patient level […]

Data science in healthcare: interview with Inderpreet Singh Kambo

6 Jun, 2018 in Career Stories by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_CoverPicture_Podcast — With so many podcasts out there, how do you decide what to listen to? We have selected a few podcasts from the last month that we think are definitely worth a listen if you’re interested in global health or development. They cover topics from disaster preparedness to depression and come […]

Great Global Health Podcasts from April 2018

2 Jun, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

WHO_infographic-women-children — Tobacco smoking: a public health threat Tobacco smoking is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tobacco smoking is related to several health conditions including cancers such as lung, upper aero-digestive tract, pancreas, and stomach cancers 1, coronary heart diseases, and stroke 2. Tobacco is particularly harmful for […]

Hooked by the tobacco industry: the female-targeted marketing

31 May, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_CareerStory_28thMay — Who are you, where are you from, and what is your role in GHNGN? My name is Margarida and I am a news writer from Portugal. How did you learn about the GHNGN? I first saw a post from GHNGN on facebook and started following the network. Afterward, I […]

Read…learn…discover

28 May, 2018 in Career Stories by DuarteVitalBrito

WHS_CoverPicture — This month the regional meeting of the World Health Summit took place in Coimbra, Portugal. The conference focused on four main themes: managing infectious diseases in low and middle-income countries, governance for health equity in low and middle-income countries, opportunities and challenges in translating innovation into healthcare and biomedical […]

An overview of the World Health Summit Regional Meeting

16 May, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_Career_Story_Cover_10thMay — Population growth One of the interesting things about demography is that it gives you the opportunity to see, track and understand population growth as well as the ability to study past trends, current habits and consequently predict the future. While taking a class called ‘changing demographic patterns’, I […]

Aging and the future of Nigeria’s elderly population

10 May, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito