Weekly Highlights, 6/21/09 - 6/28/09 | Global Health

Weekly Highlights, 6/21/09 - 6/28/09

categories: Basics, Celebrity Activism in Global Health, Global Health Links

Published June 28, 2009 @ 12:11PM PT

(A midwife in CAR. Photo credit: hdptcar)

Have you ever had trouble talking to others about global health? If so, check out Alanna's tips on How to Talk about Global Health Without Boring People.

This week, Alanna has lots of useful and informative background posts (with self-explanatory titles): Five Things to Know About Leprosy, Advance Market Commitments for Vaccines, and Five Things to Know about Midwives. For more reading material, there's always Alanna's Recommended Readings.

Guest blogger Michael Keizer continues his exploration of Global Health vs Human Rights, and discusses instances where public health considerations are used to justify limits on human rights.

Social media has garnered a lot of attention lately, but Alanna explains why she doesn't think it's a magic bullet for health in her post, Social Media and Global Health. In the comments, reader Greg Goldgof's example of how social media can help bring telemedicine to rural Kenya earned him the prestigious Comment of the Week.

Thinking about a career in global health? Check out Alanna's low-down on The Realities of a Global Health Career, as well as her tips on How to Stay Employed in Global Health.

Last week, Alanna predicted The End of the Condom in the new feature, "Friday Futures". This week brings another shocking prediction: Advanced diagnostic algorithms and mid-level healthcare providers may bring The End of the Physician.

Lastly, a guest post by Incia Zaffar gives us a call to action on Holding Leaders Accountable to their promises in scaling up global health programs.

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As a research assistant at Duke University, Lillian is working on a project to develop an oral vaccine against bacterial pneumonia. Born and raised in Taiwan, she recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in neuroscience. She hopes to find a home in global health & social justice work.