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Every year, around the holiday table, I ask the same question: “How would you describe the past year, and the year ahead, in one word?” The answers are usually hopeful. Change. Clarity. Growth. Stability. If I had to describe the past year in one word for the global health community, however, I would choose grief. It feels as thoug...
Tucked away in the Eastern Himalayas between China and India, Bhutan is quietly leading by example in areas the global health community continues to debate – climate resilience, commercial and social determinants of health, and health promotion. Unlike louder voices on international platforms, Bhutan rarely makes headlines, but it certainly de...
“The best medicine is peace. There is no health without peace, and there is no peace without health.” These words by Dr. Tedros, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), echoed in my mind during the annual World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin in 2024. As he spoke about WHO’s humanitarian efforts in Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza, and...
