Digging deeper with Dr. Mukherjee
Posted by Victor Roy on December 16, 2008
Imagine an orphaned 9 year old girl caring for her 3 siblings in a village in Rwanda. What are the girl's risk factors for getting HIV/AIDS?On Tuesday, December 9th, the GlobeMed Network had the great opportunity to engage in such questions with Dr. Joia Mukherjee, the Medical Director from Partners in …Keep Reading
Mainstreaming an Understanding of Structural Violence
Posted by Hannah Robbins on December 4, 2008
In his article “Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine,” Paul Farmer declares, “Medical professionals are not trained to make structural interventions.” However, it seems clear to those of us who ascribe to the concept of structural violence that this is an outlook on medical practice that cannot, and should not, be ignored. …Keep Reading
The Fight Continues
Posted by Victor Roy on December 1, 2008
On December 1st each year, the global health community recognizes World AIDS Day. GlobeMed joins in this day of refection and looking forward. GlobeMed's chapter at UNC is organizing an event this week that highlights this work. Today is the 20th anniversary since the first WAD - the world community has …Keep Reading
The Oppression of Altruism
Posted by Divya Mallampati on November 25, 2008
In his book King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild notes that colonial regimes were effective in carrying out mass violence and oppression by simply believing that those they oppressed were somehow less than human. Colonialism, not just in the case of the Belgian Congo, has subscribed to that philosophy- one that has …Keep Reading
From PEPFAR to PEPFAR-plus
Posted by Peter Luckow on November 15, 2008
Over the past two decades, the global AIDS pandemic has wreaked havoc in developing countries around the world. More than 25 million people have already died of AIDS, a treatable and preventable infectious disease. Children have been orphaned, economies have suffered, and the health workforce in the hardest hit countries has …Keep Reading
Health is a right? (by Jon Shaffer)
Posted by Peter Luckow on October 9, 2008
Jon Shaffer, the President of GlobeMed at Northwestern University, recently posted this fantastic entry on his blog: Here is a really interesting post on The Health Care Blog by Maggie Mahar who rights on the Health Beat blog. In it she criticizes the use of rights language when talking about health …Keep Reading
Bucking the trend
Posted by Victor Roy on September 22, 2008
To leave, or not to leave? Unfortunately, that's not even the question for many medical students in sub-Saharan Africa. "How can I leave?" is more often the worry for so many promising medical professionals. With low pay, dangerous working conditions, and greater incentives elsewhere, more and more "would-be leaders" are leaving …Keep Reading
Horizontal, vertical, or diagonal?
Posted by Victor Roy on September 8, 2008
Debates about the design and financing of public health programs can be heated. Do vertical, disease-specific programs, such as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS interventions, miss the point? The development of "horizontal" health systems and infrastructure, capable of addressing a broader spectrum of diseases, many say, should be the goal. A disease-specific …Keep Reading
Global health blogging
Posted by Peter Luckow on August 25, 2008
Relative to other topic areas, there are few individuals or organizations running global health blogs. But, of the few global health blogs on the internet, nearly all of them are worth checking out. Here are some of my favorites: Global Health Report - Christine Gorman: "Join longtime health journalist Christine Gorman …Keep Reading
Join the GlobeMed Network listserv!
Posted by Peter Luckow on August 18, 2008
Today, GlobeMed is launching an email listserv for GlobeMed members and other students passionate about health and social justice. The listserv will serve as a forum to share ideas, discuss related topics, and exchange information about upcoming events and opportunities. To join the listserv, visit http://groups.google.com/group/GlobeMed and click "Sign in and …Keep Reading
