Dr. Hannah Nazri’s Recommended Readings
Dr. Hannah Nazri recommends three books to understand how politics and economic climate, and culture can impact a patient’s journey in accessing healthcare especially if they are women.
Dr. Hannah Nazri on medicine, activism and the nature of science
Dr. Hannah Nazri tells us why she is passionate about combining activism into her clinical work and research interests, the nature of science and how medicine cannot work in silo.
Joanna Burke-Bajaj explores One Health as an opportunity for advocacy towards systems change
Health with Humanity By Joanna Burke-Bajaj One Health: An emerging public health field with the opportunity to build systems change The new and burgeoning field of One Health (OH) grew from the long-known concept of connection between living things, but took on new meaning in the growing knowledge of connectivity between health-related disciplines and major events […]
Joanna Burke-Bajaj details the conflicting history and future of the Breast is Best campaign for breastfeeding and the Fed is Best movement
Health with Humanity By Joanna Burke-Bajaj The Future of Choice in Feeding: A history of breastfeeding conflict between the Breast is Best campaign and the Fed is Best movement August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and as such it is also a time when new parents can sometimes find themselves thrust into a social media spotlight and […]
A tale of two centuries
Zaitoon By Dr. Butool Hisam A tale of two centuries Towards the end of the 20th century, a 22-member committee of the World Bank produced the World Development Report. This flagship report on the state of health around the Globe served as a benchmark to understand and improve the health of nations (World Development […]
Disability Equity: creating a more inclusive healthcare system and Public Health framework.
Disability it is one of those topics that fall within the intersection of health and social sciences. How the disability community is structured, supported, and even developed depends holistically on the delicate balance of medical intervention and societal inclusion.
An interview with Marina Magalhães, PhD student at the University of Florida about breastfeeding support and lactation services
In this blog post, Marina Magalhães, a PhD student at the University of Florida addresses some important questions about lactation and breastfeeding
As seen through Dalia’s eyes: reflections on the world of Global Health from a pioneering Sudanese activist (Part 1)
Sofia Weiss Goitiandia spoke for hours with Global Health scholar and activist Dalia Elhag. In this first article based on their conversation, Dalia talks about the roots of her committed feminism, which is at the heart of her activist work.
Joanna Burke-Bajaj on workplace equity in long-term care
Health with Humanity By Joanna Burke-Bajaj Workplace Equity in Long-Term Care: Devaluing care and the feminisation of labour When discussing the widespread implications of health inequities it is important to not negate the fact that the need for improvements in health equity apply not only to patients and communities seeking care, but also to healthcare […]
Javaid Iqbal discusses “Rise of Racist Machines”
The i-value By Javaid Iqbal Rise of Racist Machines Machine learning is the application of algorithms and data to make decisions. Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are used in nearly every industry. They have already become an indispensable part of our lives. Science fiction has become a reality. MIT is starting a new […]
