Tag: SDG
My first internship at the World Health Organisation – A formative experience and an education in the value of community-based medicine
In the most remote regions of the African continent, where healthcare centers and clinics are few and far between; where a journey on foot or on a bicycle to the nearest healthcare facility can easily last an entire day in the merciless, blistering heat of the sub-Saharan sun; too many children below the age of ...
Human Rights Council – 40th Regular Session
The Office for the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR) Human Rights Council is still ongoing this week! As a teen, I recall taking time off class with my student newspaper press pass with some fellow, editor colleagues to attend HRC sessions. If you haven’t been following – including the few walkouts during ...
SERIES: Part 5 – Conclusions on Causes and Consequences of Rising Obesity Levels in the UK
I’m back! And this is the fifth and final edition of my ‘Obesity in the UK‘ series: Conclusions on Causes and Consequences of Rising Obesity Levels in the United Kingdom. Throughout this series, we have explored causes and consequences; physiological, behavioral, economic and social. All references are available upon request. So, here’s my sum up: A ...
The End of An Era: 2015 Millennium Development goals round-up
The World at 2000 In September 2000, leaders from each of the 189 UN member states assembled to decide the United Nations’ Mission for the next 15 years. The “Millennium Summit”, unlike any meeting before it, was to set the stage for global development in the form of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The ...
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