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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

GHNGN_Coverpicture_7thMay — When thinking about what being healthy means and how to transmit the importance of certain health practices to communities, we healthcare professionals tend to pass our ideas and concepts and transform those into health policies. We overlook that health, illness and even life are concepts with such vast, possible interpretations […]

Is the current definition of health enough?

7 May, 2018 in Article by DuarteVitalBrito

GHNGN_CareerStory_4thMay — Who are you, where are you from, and what is your role in GHNGN? My name is Mahima Venkateswaran. I was born and raised in Chennai, located in South India. Currently, I am the Secretary General at GHNGN. How did you learn about the GHNGN? I first came […]

Step out of your comfort zone: My tips for students ...

4 May, 2018 in Career Stories by DuarteVitalBrito

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