J H

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Maria-Gloria Basáñez on Compassion and Epidemiological Modelling

If you develop a good epidemiological model – and by that I mean an honest model, with rigorous methodology, that you can refine and validate, and go back to the drawing board if necessary, one that’s going to be useful for the countries affected by the diseases – that brings you back to the center [...]

By |2019-04-24T14:37:42+00:00April 20th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Maria-Gloria Basáñez on Compassion and Epidemiological Modelling

Dhekra Annuzaili on eliminating NTDs in Yemen

We are always talking about equity and gender balance and such things, but what about compassion? If we can be more compassionate to others, our work will go more smoothly and sincerely. Yemeni children have one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world. It was the suffering of the patients I was dealing [...]

By |2018-03-28T21:44:52+00:00March 28th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Dhekra Annuzaili on eliminating NTDs in Yemen

Chris King on the role of apology in Global Health

So I said to the team, “Maybe we should just sit down with the family and describe what happened. Maybe we should actually consider an apology, and say, ‘Look, we are really sorry that this happened, that you lost the pregnancy. We shouldn’t have given the drug to you. This was a mistake – we [...]

By |2017-07-06T20:37:03+00:00July 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Chris King on the role of apology in Global Health

Tony Ukety speaks on compassion and his third chapter in life

When you are working in mobile eye clinics, you can experience very difficult situations with individuals that will impact your whole life. For me this happened in March 1987, soon after I moved back to my area and went to the villages. I saw hundreds of patients. Many were completely blind, and about half of [...]

By |2017-06-19T20:29:29+00:00September 25th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Tony Ukety speaks on compassion and his third chapter in life

David Addiss’ new publications on Compassion & Global Health

For the past few years, the theme of compassion in global health has captured my attention like a Zen koan. Why is compassion, which seems to be a core value for so many in the field, rarely mentioned in global health discourse? What is the relationship between compassion and other global health values, such as [...]

By |2017-06-19T20:29:29+00:00September 4th, 2016|News|Comments Off on David Addiss’ new publications on Compassion & Global Health

Charles Mackenzie on compassion for all life

Why focus on the underserved of the world or the poorest people? I think this was natural for me, given my upbringing and my veterinary training. It didn’t feel unusual or abnormal for me to be in a rural setting. As a large animal veterinarian, I was used to addressing medical care in an outdoor [...]

By |2017-06-19T20:29:29+00:00January 24th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Charles Mackenzie on compassion for all life
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