If you’re a scientist, and you have to have an answer, even in the absence of data, you’re not going to be a good scientist. –Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson Data can do a lot. It is an essential component in reaching global health equity. It provides the tools for the mapping of where diseases…
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In my view, there is an urgent need to communicate with the public and help to explain where there is consensus, and where are there doubts about the issues of sustainable development. –Jeffrey Sachs @JeffDSachs The celebration of the first Earth Day in 1970 was just the beginning of a worldwide movement to improve various issues…
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The link between local community health and global health is often overlooked. When poor health systems are discussed it is often in the context of “us vs. them” a developed to developing relationship that has very few parallels. In many ways this is true: the diseases that plague the developing world are not as prevalent…
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“Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.” -Hans Christian Andersen Today, on April 2nd, International Children’s Book Day is being celebrated around the world to inspire a love of reading and celebrate children’s literature. This day has been celebrated since…
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“We are all here because of our commitment to fighting AIDS. But we cannot win the battle against AIDS if we do not also fight TB. TB is too often a death sentence for people with AIDS.” -Nelson Mandela, 15 July 2004, XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok In 1988 Nelson Mandela, received a tuberculosis (TB)…
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“Basic human rights cannot thrive in places where human beings do not have access to enough food, or clean water, or the medicine they need to survive.” – U.S. National Security Strategy As we make our way well into the second decade of the 21st century, with our booming technology and our incredible knowledge of…
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WATER: We drink it. We bathe in it. We are comprised of it. Water remains one of the most important resources for our health. When communities are constantly faced with a lack of access to clean and safe water supplies they suffer from disease, and infants within these communities are especially susceptible to diarrheal diseases.…
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Did you know… that 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water? Did you know… that less than 3% is fresh water? Did you know… that only .08% is water suitable for drinking? Every day, nearly 1 billion people go without clean water. The first Water Day was recognized on March 22nd, 1993 after…
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The first month of life is exceedingly important for the survival of infants. Almost 4 million newborns worldwide die in the first month of life, accounting for 41% of all under-five deaths globally. Many premature or low birth weight babies cannot maintain homeostasis and their core body temperature. In low resource settings incubators are often…
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