Mariam Parwaiz

Articles by Mariam Parwaiz

Mariam Parwaiz is a Public Health Medicine Trainee from New Zealand, currently studying towards her MPH. She recently joined the Trainee Advisory Committee of the CUGH, and is also the social media coordinator for Women in Global Health, a global movement that calls for gender equality in global health leadership.

Healthy ecosystems as a building block of resilient health systems: Challenging health systems researchers to take action

Posted in articles by Erlyn Macarayan, Nel Jason Haw, Mariam Parwaiz and Latha Swamy on May 5, 2017

Reflections on the 2017 Consortium of Universities in Global Health held in Washington DC, USA (April 6-9) Health systems are getting more complex than ever, encompassing no longer just the typical building blocks of health systems and their interactions, but also venturing … Read more »

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Some examples of South Africa’s global and regional health diplomacy in the SDG health era

By Phumudzo Mufamadi on April 20, 2018

In South Africa (SA), just like in most other parts of the world, there are many challenges. You probably have an idea if you read a newspaper from time to time. There’s a lot of political and economic instability, and you probably also heard about Cape Town’s water predicament recently. … Read more »

When are you fully ‘Emerged’?

By Kristof Decoster on April 15, 2018

As many of you know, one of the perennial questions around the ‘Emerging Voices’ venture is this one: when are you actually ‘Emerged’? (+ grin) I don’t have a clue – feeling at times closer to a Drowning/Imploding Voice, especially on Friday mornings – but nevertheless thought it might be … Read more »

Canada as an SDG role model for High-Income Countries?

By Sameera Hussain on April 13, 2018

A recent article by my friend and editor-in chief of BMJ Global Health, Seye Abimbola, on the North/South framing for development and health resonates more than ever. At the core of the development story is its history of conquest and domination, with colonial rulers helping themselves to cheap labour and … Read more »

Disharmony and unhealthy rivalry among health professionals in Nigeria

By Bolaji Samson Aregbeshola on April 11, 2018

Lower Middle Income Countries (LMICs) are experiencing a health workforce crisis. In the Nigerian context, one of the underlying problems is disharmony and unhealthy rivalry among health professionals and this has contributed to the dysfunction of the health system. Yet, effective teamwork among health professionals is recognised as an essential … Read more »

A few reflections on David McCoy’s keynote speech at the Brussels launch of the Global Health Watch 5

By Phumudzo Mufamadi on April 6, 2018

Last week I attended the launch of the Global Health Watch 5 in Brussels. The launch (on 29 March) was a joint event organised by the working group “Determinants of International Health”, a group that has regular meetings, organizes events, writes contributions for international events, and publishes documents. Organisations involved … Read more »

The alarming collapse of the Venezuelan healthcare system

By Pietro Dionisio on April 5, 2018

The healthcare situation in Venezuela has worsened. In the first three months of 2018 a decay of all indices has been registered, and the forecasts are dismal for the future. Hospitals lack basic staff and people suffer malnutrition. The country is facing the re-emergence of diseases such as malaria and … Read more »

IHP | Switching the Poles in International Health Policies

switching the poles in international health policies

Articles by Mariam Parwaiz

Healthy ecosystems as a building block of resilient health systems: Challenging health systems researchers to take action