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On June 1, 21-year-old volunteer medic Razan Al Najjar was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper in Gaza as she was attempting to provide first aid to an injured protester. As the Palestinian Medical Relief Society points out, “Shooting at medical personnel is a war crime under the Geneva conventions, as is shooting at children, journalists and unarmed civilians.” As we mourn the death of Najjar, Bram Wispelwey, a doctor working in the Aida Refugee Camp in the West Bank, shares his account of the political violence and resistance taking place in Palestine.
Global Health
Global Health is the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health, reducing disparities, and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. No one should be denied health education and treatment because of race, class, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status—yet many are.
Terms of Endearment: Global Racism and the Willful Impoverishment of Black and Brown People
By Joia Mukherjee Haiti, January 17, 2018. This country and people taught me what I know about justice and injustice. I have dedicated my life to working with others to provide medical care to poor people in Africa, Haiti and other … Continue reading
Life, Love and Death in Port au Prince
“Alina” is an excerpt from Lavil: Life, Love and Death in Port au Prince, an immersive and engrossing oral history collection edited by Peter Orner and Evan Lyon How we live in relationship with others when practicing global health is … Continue reading
Global Health in the Trump Era: Reflections on the Backlash
By Michelle Morse, MD, MPH | Contributing Editor for Global Health Over the past thirty years, American medicine has witnessed an unprecedented expansion in global health engagement amongst its trainees and faculty, partially, if not largely, fueled by the health … Continue reading
Single-Payer Or Bust
By Michelle Lugalia-Hollon, Contributing Editor, Global Health Universal government-funded health insurance goes as far back in history as 1883. Developed countries such as Germany, Sweden, Britain and Norway began providing some form of universal health insurance to citizens as early … Continue reading
Towards an Age-Friendly World
By Michelle Lugalia-Hollon, Contributing Editor, Global Health By 2050, a full 25% of the world’s population will be 65 years old or older and their life expectancies are expected to increase as well. By 2020, the number of older people … Continue reading
Toilet Trouble: Safe Access To Public Restrooms Is a Queer Struggle
By Erica R. Meiners and Therese Quinn | Windy City Times Last week a law was signed by North Carolina’s governor to prohibit local governments from enacting laws and ordinances to permit transgender people to use gender affirming public bathrooms. … Continue reading
Zika Epidemic in Puerto Rico: A Threat to Public Health
By Adriana Garriga-López and Shir Lerman | Savage Minds We write out of our shared concern over the current Zika virus epidemic in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean in the hopes of making useful interventions. Because of Zika’s adverse effect … Continue reading
Public Health Is the Heart of the Matter: Interview with Quentin Young
By Michelle Lugalia-Hollon,Global Health, Contributing Editor | We Are Public Health “From my adolescent years to the present, I’ve never wavered in my belief in humanity’s ability – and our collective responsibility – to bring about a more just and … Continue reading
The Water Crisis In Flint: If Flint Were a Country…
By Maksim Kokushkin …it would rank at the bottom of the world for urban access to clean water. The preface to current crisis was written in 2013 when the Governor-appointed emergency manager authorized Flint’s switch from a safe water source to a less expensive … Continue reading
Am I Still Human?
By P. Hartsfield P. Hartsfield, currently incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center, shares this vivid blow-by-blow first-hand account of his harrowing initiation to Tamms Supermax Prison six years ago. Hartsfield discusses how he continues to suffer from the trauma he experienced … Continue reading
Black Lives Matter – A Call for Empathy
By Michelle Lugalia-Hollon, Contributing Editor, Global Health “Tell me what has become of my rights Am I invisible because you ignore me? ….All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us.” ~Michael Jackson “You know when ubuntu … Continue reading
Nurturing Resilience: Doula Care
By Jax Lee Gardner We’ve been at this for eighteen hours now. She’s finally pushing; she’s covered in sweat; she’s been vomiting; she’s completely exhausted; and she’s looking to me during each contraction. And I’m right there with her. I’m … Continue reading
Everything Matters: The Power of Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
By Michelle Lugalia-Hollon, Global Health Contributing Editor Imagine after years of unexplained and unmanageable heart disease sitting down with your doctor who explains that your heart condition may be a manifestation of unaddressed trauma that you experienced as a child. … Continue reading
The Obamacare Challenge We Need? Improved, Expanded Medicare for All
By Robert Zarr | CommonDreams As a primary care pediatrician who sees children of low-income families in Washington, D.C., I am reminded every day of the vulnerability of our children’s health to the ill-informed whims of our lawmakers and courts. … Continue reading
