Peter McIntyre, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Kids Research Institute and University of Sydney. Kristine Macartney, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Kids Research […]
Global health
Paul Auerbach: Continuing the relief effort in Nepal
The last few days have been action packed, and my work in Nepal is coming to a close. As an emergency physician, my skills will soon be much less needed […]
The aftermath of Nepal’s earthquake—health sector response
The massive earthquake on 25 April has already claimed over 7000 lives across several districts in Nepal. Many villages have been completely flattened, while some are left with only a […]
Jane Barrett on experiencing the Nepalese earthquake
25 April 2015—my birthday Five British/Irish cancer specialists were in Kathmandu lecturing on a course on implementing modern radiotherapy in Nepal. We had planned two workshops, one in Kathmandu on […]
Paul Auerbach on being part of the relief effort in Nepal
I’ve just joined the International Medical Corps team that will be growing to help meet the needs of Nepal following the recent devastating earthquake. It wasn’t easy to fly in, because the airport […]
Alvaro Bermejo: Linking prevention and treatment—the only way to stop HIV infections
While new global HIV infection targets, including the recently adopted UNAIDS Fast Track targets—which aim for no more than 500 000 new infections among adults by 2020 and no more […]
Abhishek Yadav: Nepal struggles to cope with the aftermath of the earthquake
It was just another Saturday morning in Kathmandu city. Suddenly, the earth moved. “Earthquake!” I sounded the alarm as I gathered my family and clambered out of the house. Disoriented […]
The role of a health partnership: Development of a Centre for Evidence Based Medicine in Uganda
The past few decades have been marked by unprecedented interest in evidence based medicine (EBM), and a focus upon the use of innovative methods and protocols to provide valid and […]
Jocalyn Clark: Bhutan is a happy land. But is it healthy?
How can one not feel joy in a place called Land of the Thunder Dragon, the traditional name for Bhutan, the tiny landlocked South Asian nation south of Tibet known […]
Jane Morris: Making the glorification of anorexia a crime
I make a point of telling students that an eating disorder is an illness, not a crime. It’s a more controversial statement these days. Some of my patients continue to […]