Calling all under- and post-graduate student IFGH members! We are now seeking an enthusiastic and motivated student member to join the Board of the IFGH for a period of two years. The Board is committed to ensuring that the voice of students is heard at all levels of the organisation. The Board’s responsibilities include oversight […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Ifunanya Ikhile This statement was reiterated at the inaugural Youth Forum of the Human Resources for health Conference held at the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday, 14th November 2017. Students and young professionals from various countries, health, and social care sectors enunciated the importance of youth engagement […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Moy Bracken We feel a responsibility towards the people of Southern Sudan, but we need support -A Sudanese health worker at the 4th Global Forum of Human Resources for Health Three scenarios from different contexts, but the similarities are striking. The role of the health worker in emergency relief […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Moy Bracken The importance of training and education was on the agenda at the second day of the 4th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Dublin. Dr. Ryan Tandjung, (Head of the Healthcare Professions Division, Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland) noted that “investing in good […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Margarite Nathe Attacks on health care range from catastrophic to casual. At what cost? During September in Syria, there were 10 attacks on health care in 10 days. Air-to-surface missiles sought out and destroyed ambulances and hospitals and killed the people inside them. I follow the news. I’ve read […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Jennifer Trainor Welcome to my world. These were some of the first haunting words uttered by the WHO’s Dr. Rudi Coninx, as he pointed to a picture of a city in ruin. The room was silent. In my world, hospitals are under attack. This was only one account of […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Tsion Fikre The social determinants of health encompass ways in which people live, work, learn, and play, and highlight how the conditions may also affect health risks and outcomes. As always, a certain group fall through the cracks. One in every seven persons in the world is a migrant. […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Jennifer Trainor Global Approaches to Nursing and Midwifery Planning to Optimize Workforce Performance-An International Perspective brought together nursing leaders from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Norway, and Canada, during the Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health. Representatives presented their research and policy strategies to improve staffing, retention, […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Jenny YC Lee More than half (56%) of those living in rural areas worldwide do not have access to basic, essential healthcare -Dr. John Wynn-Jones from Rural Wonca, speaking at the 4th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health (HRH Forum 2017). We will need 7 million more health care […]
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Margarite Nathe The quirks, preferences, and priorities that drive our decisions are tough to nail down. Human beings do weird things sometimes. Or maybe the things we do as individuals only seem weird to others because they don’t know our particular quirks, preferences, and priorities. Think about it: Why do […]
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