Category: GLOBALHEALTH
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A tale from my experience in rural Ghana
It is 5.30AM. Already showered and with my things packed in my travel bag, I rummage through my clothes to see if I can find something for breakfast. I have an apple and a protein bar, so I thank my past “me” for having thought about packing enough non-perishable food for these days. Hopefully we…
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The first vaccine against malaria: an imperfect yet giant leap for humanity
Winston Churchill used to say that success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. One of the most stoic examples of this aphorism is the fight against malaria. This infection, transmitted through the bite of the mosquito Anopheles sp., has for decades been responsible for the deaths of between 400,000 and 700,000…