It is sad, it never ceases to be sad, working in hospitals. Working with the mothers, their fatigued, careworn faces, the infrequent tears, the resigned, long-suffering poise, concealing hearts that […]
Guest writers
Muza Gondwe: No more days left in the world calendar
“Counting Malaria Out” is not the most inspiring of themes for the third World Malaria Day that took place on the 25th of April. It is another day to add […]
David Pencheon: I spy the future now- IT, integration, innovation, and incentives
Just before each general election, I am always intrigued to see how the Economist will cast their vote. Although I don’t always agree with their decisions on this or any […]
Andrew Burd on elbows and burning babies
How do you test the temperature of the water before you give a young infant a bath in a basin? This is breaking news in Hong Kong. A few days […]
Ishbel Matheson: Blessings for free healthcare
Politicians visiting hospitals, being cheered and blessed. Not something we’ve seen in Britain over the past few weeks. But it was the scene in the small, impoverished West African state […]
Leifur Bardarson: We have a lot to learn from Eyjafjallajökull
The volcanic activities of Eyjafjallajökull have diminished. On the 26 April 2010 it was only pumping out 30 ton/sec of volcanic material (gases and ash) into the air compared to the 700 […]
Kiran James Jobanputra: first days in DRC
When you are accustomed to living in closed compounds you develop a long-distance stare; a meditative gaze you adopt automatically when left to yourself. This abstracted state serves two purposes. […]
Shafalica Bhan-Kotwal: on the disruption caused by the volcano
I am writing this from the lounge of the international airport at New Delhi, India. Today is our third consecutive day at the airport and the seventh day of being […]
Médecins Sans Frontières: Is Malaria all sewn up?
World Malaria Day on April 25 aimed to highlight global efforts to effectively control malaria. This year, the day was marked by some important developments in malaria prevention and control, […]
Steve Fabes on cycling six continents
Like most decisions of great consequence, I happened upon the route for Cycling The 6 in a pub garden, beer in one hand, mini-Atlas in the other. The plan hatched […]