To hell with good intentions
Posted by Anthony Esparaz on January 21, 2008
At last year’s GlobeMed Global Health Summit, Professor Michael Diamond from Northwestern University led a workshop on “Going Beyond Compassion”. In it, Dr. Diamond introduced a completely different, moreover discouraging, assertion that is often not considered by global health student-volunteers: is it possible that the efforts of major relief programs, like …Keep Reading
Exploring the growing student interest in global health and activism
Posted by Victor Roy on January 13, 2008
The growing number of students interested in global health and poverty issues across the US is apparent and encouraging. Universities are creating new programs at both undergraduate and medical schools, new student-founded groups are attempting to tackle the issues, and more students want to travel to work and volunteer directly with …Keep Reading
