Key Correspondent News

World Refugee Day – A Call for Solidarity within Ireland

by globalhealth on Jun 23, 2020 in Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

Written by IGHN Key Correspondent, Ellen O’Hanrahan, 2nd Year Nursing Student, University College Cork 22nd June 2020 The United Nations World Refugee Day took place last Saturday, the 20th of June. The day aims to both honour the bravery and recognise the plight of refugees worldwide. 2020 has proven to be a radical...

Gender Based Inequalities Amplified by COVID-19 Pandemic

by globalhealth on May 19, 2020 in COVID-19, COVID-19: Gender Resources, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

By Professor Father Michael J. Kelly Guest Writer Contributing to the Key Correspondent Programme Luwisha House, Lusaka, Zambia: May 18, 2020 Article Summary: COVID and Gender The United Nations has reminded us that a pandemic amplifies and heightens all inequalities. The circumstances of the current COVID-19 pandemic...

Providing essential PPE in direct provision- The Sanctuary Masks Initiative

by globalhealth on May 8, 2020 in COVID-19, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

Written by IGHN Key Correspondent, Ellen O’Hanrahan, 2nd Year Nursing Student, University College Cork 3rd of May 2020 On the 27th of March 2020, an Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar announced people should stay at home, physically distance and only make essential journeys, in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19....

The COVID-19 Poverty Tsunami

by globalhealth on Apr 27, 2020 in COVID-19, Events & News, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

By Prof. Father Michael J. Kelly Guest Writer Contributing to the Key Correspondent Programme Luwisha House, Lusaka, Zambia The earliest laboratory-confirmed case of what has developed into the COVID-19 pandemic was in an elderly man in Wuhan city, central China, whose symptoms began on 1st December 2019. Today (20th...

The Road Towards a Cure

by globalhealth on Apr 20, 2020 in COVID-19, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

By IGHN Key Correspondent, Quwam Kelani Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that can cause illnesses varying from the common cold to severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus named COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2) has spawned a pandemic, infecting over 2 million people and more...

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...

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...