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Neonatal intensive care improves the survival and morbidity rates of newborns – particularly those with low birth weight (a common problem in developing countries) thus reducing the long-term impact on health costs.  It then follows, that if we can improve … Continue reading →

The British Medical Journal published a thought-provoking systematic review of breast cancer screening programs which revealed that up to 50% of cases identified represent an “overdiagnosis” which was defined as the “detection of cancers that will not cause death or … Continue reading →

Interesting news from the Lancet – that the world’s contribution to global health programs has quadrupled from 5billion in 1990 to over 20billion at present. Also very interesting is that the funds are increasingly moving away from name brands – … Continue reading →

As I continue to work with a group focused on telemedicine in Africa, it’s exciting to hear about the expansion of telemedicine services in Afghanistan http://www.akdn.org/press_release.asp?ID=758 With security issues and especially a lack of trained personnel, this is a great … Continue reading →

A recent online article suggests that broadband will come sooner than later to East Africa. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905290066.html This is huge as one of the major challenges in connecting East Africa to other parts of the continent, let alone world is the … Continue reading →

Recently, I had a dicussion on how we can apply the standards and culture of our medical education system in the US to build and improve the residency curricula in East Africa. While it’s important to always take into account … Continue reading →

Welcome to my first posting on global health issues. Today I came across this blog entry on Time Magazine Online entitled “What Makes a Hospital” – it brings up an interesting thought- what are the basic services that are needed … Continue reading →