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Information Sharing on COVID: Risks and Benefits

by globalhealth on Sep 15, 2020 in COVID-19, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

By Key Correspondent with the Irish Global Health Network, Dr. Sebastian Kevany, MA MPH PhD Ireland has made extraordinary advices, though its surveillance and data management, in terms of providing the general public with key information about the current epidemic. Whether or not many elements of this...

The Case for a ‘Fortress Ireland’ as Second Wave Eases Closer

by globalhealth on Sep 1, 2020 in COVID-19, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

By Key Correspondent with the Irish Global Health Network, Dr. Sebastian Kevany, MA MPH PhD It is increasingly clear that public and government consensus in Ireland — based, also, on overwhelming local and global evidence — is tending towards the prioritisation of normal social functioning for...

Public Health to Serve as Powerful Force in 21st Century Ireland

by globalhealth on Aug 25, 2020 in COVID-19, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

By Key Correspondent with the Irish Global Health Network, Dr. Sebastian Kevany, MA MPH PhD In recent decades, the green and environmental movements have become powerful forces in modern politics. In this way, related concerns have managed to permeate, with good reason, all aspects of public policy. No...

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...

Key Considerations for Ireland’s Future Epidemic Preparedness

by globalhealth on Jun 3, 2020 in Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News

Health Security Considerations to Improve the Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Ireland’s Future Infectious Disease and Epidemic Control Efforts To download this article as a PDF, please click here By Key Correspondent with the Irish Global Health Network, Dr. Sebastian Kevany, MA MPH PhD Retrospect is easy,...

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...

Epidemic Control Equals Health Security: What Developing Countries Can (Still) Learn from the Global North

by globalhealth on May 13, 2020 in Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News & Events

By Key Correspondent with the Irish Global Health Network, Dr. Sebastian Kevany, MA MPH PhD To download this article as a PDF, please click here Limited Learning Opportunities? Unfortunately, there are only a limited number of ways that data or examples from developed countries are likely to help the...

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....