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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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Recent Posts
- Too many African doctors lost to local NGOs – we need to fix the ‘internal’ brain drain.
- How many doctors does Africa need?
- Successful examples of mHealth applications in Africa…from the mHealth Summit
- 5 Highlights from the mHealth Summit in DC
- An Innovative and Profitable Venture that Keeps Track of Doctors in Ghana
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Breast Cancer in Developing Countries Needs a Customized Approach
There are new guidelines published by the USPSTF to start screening women (at average risk) for breast cancer at the age of 50 (not 40 as is currently done). If we were to establish a set of screening guidelines for … Continue reading
How Medical Professionals Contribute to the Global Mental Health Crisis and How We Can Fix It
A recent article in the Lancet claimed that global mental health needs attention. It’s not hard to imagine - if 40% of the world lives in extreme poverty on less than $2 per day, with limited access to basic health … Continue reading
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