Tag: developing countries

Q&A: Dr. Seth Wanye on Eye Care in Developing Countries

by yaleglobalhealthreview, posted in Issue 8 (Winter 2016), Q&A

BY KAI DEBUS Dr. Wanye's clinic in Ghana. Source: Kai DeBus. Seth Wanye (MD, PhD) is an ophthalmologist in Ghana, a lower-middle income country in West Africa. His focus is to make healthcare, specifically ophthalmic care, more accessible to people in remote areas. In 2005, he partnered with Unite for Sight, a non-profit based in … Continue reading Q&A: Dr. Seth Wanye on Eye Care in Developing Countries

Depression in Developing Countries

by yaleglobalhealthreview, posted in Global Health Today, Online Features

BY SREEJA KODALI In his book The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, Andrew Solomon, describes the “worst case of depression” he had ever seen. Maggie Robbins, charming and “always so lustrous with energy,” in her deepest depression, was “curled up on the couch in a tight ball, wincing as though someone were putting slivers … Continue reading Depression in Developing Countries