Food Product Warning Labels Are A Cost-Effective Obesity Prevention Strategy, Says New Vital Strategies Report 21/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Most shoppers spend less than 10 seconds debating a food choice in the grocery store aisle – and yet choosing processed and low nutrient foods with high levels of sugar, sodium, and fats can lead to chronic diseases, which are expensive to control and often impossible to cure. Now, national regulatory authorities and food companies […] Continue reading -> Global Health Leaders Plead For ‘Billions’ In Immediate Funding To Fight The Pandemic As G-20 Health & Finance Ministers Meet 17/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Against the backdrop of Thursday’s G-20 Health and Finance Ministers meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic, UN and Global health leaders were escalating their pleas to the world’s industrialized countries and global financial institutions for billions of dollars in immediate funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The calls echoed statements issued earlier this week by the […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Plea for US $35 Billion To Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccines As United Nations General Assembly Convenes Virtually 15/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 75th United Nations General Assembly opened in an unprecedented virtual session on 15 September, WHO issued a plea to the world’s leaders for funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – saying that US$ 35 billion is needed to fast-track development, procurement and distribution of 2 billion vaccine doses, treatments and tests over the […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Health Leaders Plead For ‘Billions’ In Immediate Funding To Fight The Pandemic As G-20 Health & Finance Ministers Meet 17/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Against the backdrop of Thursday’s G-20 Health and Finance Ministers meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic, UN and Global health leaders were escalating their pleas to the world’s industrialized countries and global financial institutions for billions of dollars in immediate funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The calls echoed statements issued earlier this week by the […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Plea for US $35 Billion To Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccines As United Nations General Assembly Convenes Virtually 15/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 75th United Nations General Assembly opened in an unprecedented virtual session on 15 September, WHO issued a plea to the world’s leaders for funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – saying that US$ 35 billion is needed to fast-track development, procurement and distribution of 2 billion vaccine doses, treatments and tests over the […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Issues Plea for US $35 Billion To Fast-Track COVID-19 Vaccines As United Nations General Assembly Convenes Virtually 15/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 75th United Nations General Assembly opened in an unprecedented virtual session on 15 September, WHO issued a plea to the world’s leaders for funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic – saying that US$ 35 billion is needed to fast-track development, procurement and distribution of 2 billion vaccine doses, treatments and tests over the […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For Holistic COVID-19 Response; United States & Israel Vote Against The Bloc 14/09/2020 Grace Ren The United Nations General Assembly adopted an omnibus resolution urging Member States to mount a coordinated global coronavirus response on 11 September. The resolution (Document A/74/L.92), submitted by the President of the Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was almost passed unanimously, with only two countries voting against and two abstaining. United States & Israel Vote Against the […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
AstraZeneca & Oxford University Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Investigate Potential Severe Adverse Reaction 09/09/2020 Grace Ren AstraZeneca on Tuesday night suspended the Phase 3 trial of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine in order to investigate a a suspected severe adverse reaction in a volunteer reported in the United Kingdom. The trial suspension follows just on the heels of AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer’s pledge to seek regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine only […] Continue reading -> Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Emergency Use Approval Is A “Temporary Solution,” Countries Should Wait For Large Clinical Trials To Finish To Roll Out A COVID-19 Vaccine En Masse 07/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries would be better off waiting until Phase 3 clinical trials, which test the safety and efficacy of an experimental vaccine in tens of thousands of people, are completed before rolling out the vaccine for wider use, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday. Although some countries, including China, Russia and the […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The US Will Not Participate In WHO-Led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative, Says White House Spokesperson 02/09/2020 Grace Ren A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said that the United States would not be joining the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization and its partners to pool global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine, and ensure its equitable distribution. “The United States will continue to engage our international partners to ensure we […] Continue reading -> From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From Emergency Room To Classroom – The Double Life Of Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen 01/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Dr Vinh-Kim Nguyen is accustomed to straddling two worlds – academia and front-line medical work. But those dual roles took on new meaning this year as Nguyen, new co-director of the Global Health Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), travelled to Montreal during the first Covid-19 wave to treat patients and organize urgent services […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts