Florida shooting: Will this carnage continue?
If you have ever heard the rattling sound of a semi automatic rifle, you can know two things. One- the bullet hasn’t hit you yet and two, you will have […]
Test yourself first-How self testing kits are revolutionizing Europe
The goal is to take testing to the door steps of Europe’s teeming population. With immigrants being welcomed on the great continent, this seems to have become part of the […]
Pain: On access to its treatment
No one should suffer needlessly from pain in the 21st century. More than 50 years after the world agreed (1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs) to make narcotic pain relievers […]
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 […]
Having one drink too many-its effects
Dionysus was highly revered as a god by the Greeks, among his many capabilities and possessions was the gift of wine. In many cultures around the world, alcohol has always […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let’s waste our health resources together
This generation is waiting; it is sure that the tunnel itself will become light and until everyone can have affordable access to medicines and health support that ensures that they […]