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Farchanda Abdoel Wahid

Farchanda Abdoel Wahid is a medical student in clerkship at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and an Emerging Voice for Global Health (2022). Her research interests include climate change & health, maternal and child health and the health and wellbeing of differently abled people.

What happened to “All human beings are born free”? Reflections on a ChatGPT “experiment”

The Palestine-Israel crisis might make one wonder: what happened to the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human rights? Is it still true that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights….”? And if it is not, who decides the values of human lives and their deservingness of freedom? More specifically in this ...

Confronting the uncomfortable: Emerging voices’ reflections after a talk on decolonization

Intro (by Farchanda) This year, the Face-to-face (F2F) part of the Emerging Voices (EV) venture was held in Medellin, Colombia from October 20-30, in the run-up to the 7th Global Health Systems Research symposium in Bogota. ‘Decolonizing Global Health’ is such a hot topic nowadays, that it could impossibly be left out of the ‘Bi...

Dimensionality of criticality in HPSR and global health: Thoughts from 2022 Emerging Voices for Global Health Fellows

Criticality in global health cannot be thought of without questioning existing power relationships. Amidst growing global threats against health equity and the changing nature of health policy and systems research (HPSR), it is important to build critical practices in research to ensure that HPSR remains an innovative and relevant discipline th...

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Shouldn’t HSR2022 participants be more critical of visiting the Salt Cathedral in Bogota?

If you’re currently attending HSR2022 in Bogota, Colombia, you’ve probably heard of the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. Maybe you already went or are considering going. It is one of the most popular sites to visit in the city. Including, apparently, for many of us. Do a quick google search and you can read all about the symbolic meani...