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Webinar Series Week 4 Summary: Lessons learned from HIV, Ebola and other epidemics & how can behavioral research help us respond to COVID-19

by globalhealth on Apr 10, 2020 in Events & News, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

Webinar Summary Compiled by Ashley Scott, IGHN Key Correspondent/MSc Global Health TCD Anchor Ruairi Brugha Update: Described the being used for suppression around Asia such as contact tracing with mobile phone which enhances ease of tracing contacts that individuals with Coronavirus have been exposed to. This can be...

“We need to put health before profits, access before patents, transparency of price before trade secrets…” – An overview of Access to Medicine’s Live Conference 2020

by globalhealth on Apr 9, 2020 in Access to Medicines, COVID-19, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Ellen Corby, IGHN Professional Intern and Key Correspondent In addition to causing widespread illness, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a reckoning for worldwide health systems. Vulnerabilities and systemic problems in healthcare systems around the world have never been more evident, along with the globally...

AMI Live Web Conference 2020 – Speaker Summaries

by globalhealth on Apr 9, 2020 in Access to Medicines, COVID-19, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, Past Events, Resources

Compiled by Ashley Scott, IGHN Key Correspondent/MSc Global Health TCD Ms. Emily O’Reilly, EU Ombudsman: Opening Remarks: Ms Emily O’Reilly described how research capacity and access have come sharply into focus with the COVID 19 pandemic. Inequalities in access to medicine are already more affected, and she...

One Doctor for Every 12,000 Patients in Zambia – A Cause for Concern

by globalhealth on Apr 9, 2020 in Events & News, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

By Guest Writer Contributing to the Key Correspondent Programme, Prof Father Michael Kelly in Lusaka, Zambia At the time of writing (7th April, 2020), Zambia appears to be keeping the COVID-19 infection in check. So far there have been only 39 confirmed cases and one virus-related death, while for the past four days no...

COVID-19 Pandemic – A Spotlight on Africa

by globalhealth on Apr 8, 2020 in Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News, Our LMIC's Resources for COVID19

By IGHN Key Correspondent, Quwam Kelani A new year is usually a cause for optimism and hope. While the year 2020 is no different, it is considerably noteworthy. When a cluster of pneumonia cases in a Chinese city was identified1 in 2019, the world did not necessarily foresee a pandemic brewing. The cases were determined...

Enabling the sharing of original, timely and creative macro-and micro-level response concepts, systems, and ideas

by globalhealth on Mar 18, 2020 in COVID-19, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News, News & Events

By Key Correspondent with the Irish Global Health Network, Dr. Sebastian Kevany, MA MPH PhD In the opinion of one who has witnessed, and participated in, responses to numerous public health emergencies (PHEs) and epidemic outbreaks throughout the world for many years — from Cholera in Zimbabwe; to Ebola in...

Workshop: Smart Phone Video Skills – POSTPONED DATE TBC

by globalhealth on Feb 10, 2020 in Homepage Featured, Key Correspondent News, Student Outreach Group, Upcoming Events

Calling all Citizen Journalists! WORKSHOP: Smart Phone Camera Skills for Beginners and Improvers POSTPONED Date/Time TBC ATTENTION All Key Correspondents This course is being funded by the Irish Global Health Network in support of the Student Outreach Team’s Key Correspondent Programme. Former and...

ENDING HIV – COMMUNITIES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

by globalhealth on Jan 3, 2020 in Events, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Líbhan Collins, Key Correspondent for IGHN. The annual Irish Aid Father Michael Kelly HIV/AIDS lecture was held in November 2019 in Dublin’s Smock Alley Theatre. The event was opened and closed by the impressive SUSU Youth Choir, who brought a level of intimacy and even festivity to the crowd of 120 onlookers. This...