BY JUDE ALAWA Imagine your hometown in chaos. Airstrikes every day. The grocery store down the street is suddenly destroyed, your friends are fleeing, and you watch a family of seven be reduced to just two. Each day, a red truck arrives in the morning, just to drag away the piles of dead bodies. You … Continue reading The Plight of Syrian Refugees in Turkey: A Global Health Crisis
BY ALY MOORE.Photography and Graphics by Aly Moore. In 2005, only 32,875 people were hospitalized or given outpatient consultations in Ghana, representing a 98% treatment gap. Although mental, neurological, and substance use disorders combine for up to 13% of the global burden of disease, only an estimated 3.6% of Ghana’s current health budget is allocated … Continue reading Ghana: The Evolving Problem of Mental Health
BY MILLIE CHAPMAN.Graphics by the Center for Disease Control. Spina bifida is a neurological disorder caused by the incomplete closing of the neural tube during embryonic development. It can lead to paralysis, abnormalities of the cerebellum, and orthopedic problems, among others. There is a high rate of Spina bifida in Kenya, where I spent this … Continue reading Spina Bifida in Kenya: Beyond the Case Studies
BY HILARY ROGERS.Photography by Hilary Rogers. This year’s Global Health Leadership Institute’s annual conference was held during the first week of June 2013. GHLI invited four teams from Brazil, Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, and Uganda, each team made up of health and government professionals. The teams came to Yale with a particular health issue that … Continue reading Global Health Spectrums: Nutrition, Disease, and Student Intern Impact
BY ELIJAH GOLDBERG.Photography by Walimu. A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to meet a talented group of doctors from Uganda and the United States who have dedicated their lives to the study of severe illness. Together, these doctors and I formed Walimu, a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of … Continue reading Rethinking Priorities in Global Health: Focusing on Quality of Care at WALIMU
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