Climate and health: why we celebrate three years of local action today
Three years ago today, on 28 July 2023, 4,700 health workers logged on from 68 countries to answer one question about climate change and health. This…
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Panu Saaristo on NCDs in humanitarian settings: why local leadership is the missing key to humanitarian health
By Panu Eskola Saaristo, TGLF Fellow for Humanitarian Health Somewhere in a flooded district this week, a woman is trying to work out where next week’s…
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Climate and health: why we celebrate three years of local action today
Three years ago today, on 28 July 2023, 4,700 health workers logged on from 68 countries to answer one question about climate change and health. This…
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A global health framework for Artificial Intelligence as co-worker to support networked learning and local action
The theme of International Education Day 2025, “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation,” invites critical examination of how artificial intelligence might…
Panu Saaristo on NCDs in humanitarian settings: why local leadership is the missing key to humanitarian health
By Panu Eskola Saaristo, TGLF Fellow for Humanitarian Health Somewhere in a flooded district this week, a woman is trying to work out where next week’s…
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Burck Smith describes how accreditation is based primarily on a higher education institution’s inputs rather than its outcomes, and creates an “iron triangle” to maintain high…
Masooda Bano: the impact of international aid on volunteering and development
The negative impact of aid on development has been a recurring and controversial subject in recent years. Drawing on her extensive research in this field, Masooda…