How to Raise a Human-Rights-Conscious Generation
The news is on in many households. It is always on. In a living room somewhere, sometimes a boat appears on the screen. It is overcrowded, half-capsized, somewhere on a […]
Global Health Begins Locally: The Power of True Community Participation
Community ownership of public health production and work is a cornerstone of effective global health interventions. It ensures that health programs and any resulting public health goods are context-specific, equitable, […]
Does democracy influence child mortality around the world?
Since its inception in Athenian societies between 508–507 BC, democracy has been hailed as the magic bullet against all forms of social calamities such as unending conflicts, famine, political instability, […]
Your toilet-A gift you deserve
Most of us living in the 21st century do not realize how lucky we are to have access to modern toilet facilities when we want to ease ourselves. Airplanes, airports, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]