Global health is an exceedingly nebulous field with the potential to encompass every issue under the sun within its bounds. It examines health and non-health issues, nationally and internationally, and analyses how they are threaded to the collective health of the global community. My interest in global health was not […]
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Annually, May 31 is marked as World no Tobacco Day. This day is intended to encourage 24- hours of abstinence from tobacco consumption and to increase awareness about its negative effects. In 2017, the World Health Organization devoted this day to the theme of development (WHO 2017). One might find […]
World no Tobacco Day: Why Fighting against Tobacco Means Fighting ...
A CV is like your business card: it gives an overview of who you are as a professional, what kind of experience and competencies you have. A CV is your way to tell why you are the right person for the job. But how should you create a CV that […]
How to write a CV?
“Pioneering spirit should continue, not to conquer the planet or space … but rather to improve the quality of life.” — Bertrand Piccard The Global Health Next Generation Network is proudly announcing its 4th annual conference in Global Health! This year’s event will focus on career steps for global […]
Global Health-What’s next?
“Climate change is the greatest public health challenge of the 21st century”- The Lancet Climate change has already an impact on the health of populations everywhere and according to all predictions, this impact will only increase and put a strain on the already fragile health systems serving the poorest and […]
What can you do to stop the impact of climate ...
Have you heard about the “black dog”? It’s called depression. It’s like a real dog: it needs to be understood, embraced and taught new tricks1,2. The “black dog” can live with anyone, at any point of life, at any age, in any country. The “black dog” causes sadness, loss of […]
World Health Day-Living with a black dog
There is no better way to start my day than putting some music on while preparing to face the rest of my day. You perhaps have been listening to music while studying, working out, to distract yourself from a stressful situation or to just celebrate happy moments with your friends. […]
Music is the medicine of the mind
Brain Awareness Week, a global campaign aiming to raise awareness of brain research, takes place between 13th and 19th March 20171. One related topic, which I personally find interesting, is addiction, especially the addiction to psychoactive drugs (e.g. tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs). For a long time, the myth has […]
Drug addiction: a public health perspective
“Despite encouraging results and international efforts, maternal mortality rates worldwide are still at much higher levels than hoped. All across the globe, mothers still die from preventable causes and their access to maternal healthcare is still based on ethnic discrimination.” As I write this, thousands of mothers are fighting for […]
A mother’s worth
The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) was implemented in 2010 by the Obama administration. Since then the number of insured people has increased by 20 million individuals bringing down the uninsured rate by 43 percent compared to 2010. The incoming Presidential election endangers the reform. Mr. Trump, the Republican candidate, and […]