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The World Health Summit in Berlin – A Recap of Events

by globalhealth on Nov 1, 2019 in Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Rosemary James, SOT Coordinator and Key Correspondent with the IGHN The World Health Summit was organized by Charité hospital group, the M8 University Alliance and sponsored by France, Germany, the WHO and the European Commission. The Irish Global Health Network sent our two interns, Abigail Greenwood...

Shaping a Vision for Global Health Education

By Rosie Jervase, Key Correspondent for the Irish Global Health Network The adoption of the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in 2019 requires countries to develop partnerships to build a healthier world. Sustainable North-South partnerships, with education at the forefront,...

Global Health Case Challenge 2019 – Bending the Curve of Obesity

by globalhealth on Oct 17, 2019 in Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Alina Aiesha Khan, Key Correspondent with the Irish GLobal Health Network For the first time, the Irish Global Health Network (IFGN) sent a team to represent them at Copenhagen’s annual Global Health Challenge from October 10-11th. The team consisted of three members from the IGHN student outreach team; Viveka...

‘From refugee to stateless, you are still not illegal’

by globalhealth on Oct 17, 2019 in Global Health Exchange 2019, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Key Correspondent for the Irish Global Health Network, Riya Tripathi Imagine being born in a country that you call home and not being called a legal citizen of that country. Being legally stateless. The very first thoughts you might have of the word ‘stateless’ are of a person who neither belongs to a country...

FGM – A Painful Reality

by globalhealth on Oct 17, 2019 in Global Health Exchange 2019, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Key Correspondents for the Irish Global Health Network, Jiewon Lim and Filsan Essa A “traditional health ritual” to keep women sacred, whilst neglecting all impacts on her physical being, mental status, and sexual life. This is the truth of female genital mutilation (FGM). During her keynote speech at the 2019...

From Taboo to Transformative: A call to action to recognize proper sexual and reproductive health as a human right

by globalhealth on Oct 17, 2019 in Global Health Exchange 2019, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Camille Rich, Key Correspondent for the Irish Global Health Network Sex. Condoms. Genitals. Abortion. Words like these describing aspects of sexual health often make people feel uncomfortable or awkward. Across many cultures, reproductive health is considered an incredibly private matter or thought not to be...

Smart Cards are increasing health access for the urban extreme poor in Bangladesh

by globalhealth on Oct 14, 2019 in Global Health Exchange 2019, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Xueyuan Deng, Key Correspondent for the Irish Global Health Network Speaking at the 2019 Global Health Exchange Conference in Dublin, Md. Mosarouf Hossain, Programme Manager of PROSHOMON (Promoting Sustainable Health and Nutrition Opportunities for Marginalized Urban Extreme Poor Population) at Concern Worldwide,...

Mobile Healthcare: Enhancing Accessibility in Conflict-Ridden South Sudan

by globalhealth on Oct 10, 2019 in Global Health Exchange 2019, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News

By Rosie Jervase, Key Correspondent for the Irish Global Health Network From 2013 onwards, the people of South Sudan have been strongly affected by an ongoing civil war. Persistent disputes between the government and opposing forces, tribal conflicts and failed peace agreements continue to drive this protracted conflict....

The World Health Summit in Berlin – A Recap of Events

Shaping a Vision for Global Health Education

Global Health Case Challenge 2019 – Bending the Curve of Obesity

‘From refugee to stateless, you are still not illegal’

FGM – A Painful Reality

From Taboo to Transformative: A call to action to recognize proper sexual and reproductive health as a human right

Smart Cards are increasing health access for the urban extreme poor in Bangladesh

Mobile Healthcare: Enhancing Accessibility in Conflict-Ridden South Sudan

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