Honouring the man: Louis Pasteur
When he uttered the words “In the field of observation, chance favours the prepared mind”, Louis Pasteur was not joking because he was speaking from empirical evidence of this ubiquitous […]
Beautiful dirty planet
The most important possession that we share- the biosphere, has been under threat since humans left their caves thousands of years ago. Humans contribute to the health of the planet […]
Healthcare-can we all have it?
I still remember the disdain on the face of a guest Professor as he stood behind the lectern in a conference session on Universal health coverage (UHC) that I was […]
Technology, Humans and our Future
“The real prophets of doom are not the pessimists who see mankind on a course of self-destruction, but the misguided fatalists-falsely called optimists-who see the future merely as more growth […]
Let’s flood Myanmar with humanitarian attention now
As one of the nations that has suffered from international neglect in the past in many forms-from the rohingya crisis-the persecution of Muslims which persists and has shaken the foundations […]
Can we save the world together?
It is easy to become indulged in utopian day-dreaming. The universal health coverage seems to be part of what could be called an idealist wish. However, it really isn’t. I […]
The magic in your vaccine
When the mystery of serendipity delivered the secrets of vaccination to Edward Jenner as he observed milk maid’s immunity to small pox, little did he know that the open doors […]
Breast feeding- Gift lessons from Africa to the West
In industrialized nations and particularly more recently in the United States have become so clean that in the coming months of the baby’s growth, the mother is chastised for suckling […]
Fence all of us in together
I hear people have a lot of plans on this rock of a planet to build more structures in order to wall themselves in from their fellow species. I came […]
No shame being Human
You see, it’s a beautiful thing to be alive in this epoch. We are breaking barriers and understanding the laws of nature more than ever. We are not huddled in […]