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Trade your burger for a beetle! — As the human population continues to grow (it is expected to increase by 15% to 9 billion people by 2050) the insecurity about how to feed the planet while trying to preserve it is also growing. Malnutrition encompasses both the state of over and under consumption of calories. A record […]

Trade your burger for a beetle!

12 Jul, 2017 in Article tagged environment / food crisis / nutrition / public health by NGGHN

My conviction in global health — 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 […]

My Conviction in Global Health

19 Jun, 2017 in GHNGN by NGGHN

World no Tobacco Day: Why Fighting against Tobacco Means Fighting for Sustainable Development? — 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 ...

31 May, 2017 in Article / Guest Contributor tagged disease / poverty / tobacco by NGGHN

How to write a CV? — 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?

28 May, 2017 in GHNGN tagged conference / CV / job / students / suggestions by NGGHN

Passionate about #Global Health ? — “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?

5 May, 2017 in Conference tagged barcelona / career / conference / forum / global health / public health / student by NGGHN

What can you do to stop the impact of climate change on global health? — “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 ...

22 Apr, 2017 in Article / GHNGN tagged climate change / earth / global health / public health by NGGHN

WHO depression — 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

7 Apr, 2017 in Article / GHNGN tagged depression / letstalk / mental health / world health day by NGGHN

Music is the medicine of the mind — 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

20 Mar, 2017 in Article / GHNGN tagged Brain / health / Music / Wellbeing by GHNGN

world-drugs — 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

16 Mar, 2017 in Article / GHNGN tagged addiction / brain awareness week by NGGHN

_72472138_m8050618-pregnant_women-spl — “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

8 Mar, 2017 in Article / Guest Contributor tagged Child Mortality / motherhood / women / women's health by NGGHN