This article in The Economist (copy-pasted below) is well worth a read given the current state of world affairs. We need a post-liberal order now The international, rules-based system is collapsing. Overhauling it means combining national identity with a global ethos, says Yuval Noah Harari, a historian and author. Open Future September 26th 2018, by … More Developing a Global Identity
Two weeks ago I made a rushed five day visit to Cambodia between study commitments. Here are a few of the most interesting snippets of my week. From the airport we went straight to Thomas House, a small NGO run by a retired Australian couple on the outskirts of the city. Running off the smell … More Of Children and Fish
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian novelist I had not heard of today, when I heard her speak at a TED Talk, named “The danger of a single story”. A few excerpts are written below. The 18 minute talk, well worth hearing, is linked underneath. I would like to tell you a few personal stories … More The Danger of a Single Story
My latest Child Health essay was about Attachment. It may sound boring but in fact, it’s an intriguing subject worth sharing. We were all once in need of attachment to someone and for all of us, it played out in an imperfect way, affecting who we are today. Assignment 3: Principles and application of attachment … More Babies Are Beautiful
Just because it says what I’ve often thought without the articulation.
Partners in Health was formed by Dr Paul Farmer and some peers including Roald Dahl’s daughter Ophelia, in the late 1980s after Farmer became determined to make a difference to the people he met in Haiti as a medical student. The success of Partners in Health in places as far flung as Haiti, Russia and … More Pessimism and Privilege
This working week while visiting Baby 1 at his home, it transpired that another baby (Baby 2) who I had been looking for without success, was known to Baby 1’s family. When I explained that I’d been reliably informed that Baby 2 is not in town, Mum 1 argued with me. Amusingly in hindsight, I … More My Privilege
A few blogs ago I said I would share some of the essays I write as part of my post graduate study in Child Health. I failed my first essay, in the main for not writing it in an academic style (which requires writing in third person; using evidence from the literature; NOT using personal … More On Breastfeeding
There are about 7 billion people in the world and there is roughly US$223 trillion. The richest 2% of people own more than half of this money. Most (if not all) of us in the wealthy world sit somewhere near the top, where another 40% of the world’s money is owned by around 20% of … More We Are All Part of This Picture
A garden with only one type of flower or flowers of only one colour is no good. This is a reminder that our strength, growth, survival and very existence lies in diversity. It is however, a message of courage as well. For a flower does not ask for anyone’s permission to bloom, it was born … More How Not To Be Ignorant About The World
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