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Higher temperatures make Zika mosquito spread disease more
Experts are saying that increased temperatures are leading to a likely increase of the Zika virus.
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Global access to medical opioids for severe pain still lacking
GHI Special Advisor James Cleary writes in “The Lancet” that worldwide access to medical opioids for pain is still lacking.
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A Legacy of Mistrust: Colonial Medicine in the Global Present
Communities in India, Pakistan, and Nigeria rejecting vaccinations for their children; assaults on medical teams fighting Ebola in West Africa; attacks on aid workers in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria: what is the source of such animosity? This lecture seeks the origins of contemporary mistrust of global health campaigns in the history of colonialism. Medicine was…
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Washington Post: The hidden environmental factors behind the spread of Zika and other devastating diseases
The Washington Post explores the hidden environmental factors behind the spread of Zika and other devastating diseases.
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Canada & COP 21: A Conversation with Canadian Consul General Roy Norton
Following recent climate talks, students are eager to participate in conversation about the subject. A student organized event, we invite you to join the Global Connections Committee and Society and Politics Committee with Canadian Consul General Roy Norton in a conversation about COP 21.