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Dr. Zohray Talib is a physician, practicing and teaching internal medicine in an academic center in the US. Interests include global health (particularly Africa), medical education, technology and where they intersect.Follow me on Twitter
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- New Global Health Course for Internal Medicine Residents
- 3 Reasons to use e-Learning in African Medical Schools
- Too many African doctors lost to local NGOs – we need to fix the ‘internal’ brain drain.
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Embracing Traditional Healers To Improve Health Outcomes
The Lancet recently reported that South Africa has established the Traditional Health Practitioners Act which provides registration and training of traditional practitioners and serves to protect the interest of those who use the services. While traditional medicine is still unregulated, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Traditional Healers, Uncategorized
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Alarming preterm birth rates implicate Africa and the US
Back after a bout of an upper respiratory infection, I was surprised by the statistics of preterm births. More than one million infants die each year because they are born too early, according to the just released White Paper, The … Continue reading
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