Mapping Health Facilities in Crises – Reflections and Directions
I am wrapping up my thesis research (finally!), which focuses on the mapping of health facilities in crisis settings. Over the past 3 years, I have spent countless hours looking at datasets, GPS...
View ArticleBroadening Our Knowledge of Respiratory Therapy and Respiratory Care
TweetWhile most of my life is currently spent working in global health and population health, I originally trained as a respiratory therapist and have continued to maintain a clinical practice...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Using Randomized Controlled Trials in International Development
TweetI recently came across a post on the Council for Foreign Relations’ Development Channel that asked: Are Randomized Controlled Trials a Good Way to Evaluate Development Projects? This is an...
View ArticleEliminating the Harms of Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines in Anesthesia
TweetPoor-quality medicines are found all over the world, and can be of poor quality for a variety of reasons: they might be made with poor-quality chemicals, they may contain toxic substances instead...
View ArticleWorld Pneumonia Day 2012
TweetToday is World Pneumonia Day. While #WPD2012 should lead us to be optimistic about the capabilities we have to prevent and treat pneumonia around the world, it also provides a solemn reminder that...
View ArticleWhy did it take an Ebola outbreak to realize the importance of health systems?
I work in an area of research and practice that garners immense public interest when terrible things happen: wars, famines, disease outbreaks, natural disasters. There are far too many overlooked...
View ArticleHealth system indicators everywhere! Will we know success when we see it?
I am attending the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town this week. The central focus and theme of the conference this year is on people-centered health systems, putting...
View ArticleWe have ignored supply chains for essential medicines and devices, and that’s...
I recently wrote of the need to understand the Ebola epidemic from the perspective of health systems. As the epidemic continues to spiral out of control throughout Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea,...
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