Sound asleep a few nights ago, a rhythmic knocking sound woke me just before 1am. It took me a while to register that this needed investigating and I eventually peeked through the bedroom blind. I would never have seen the dark shadow hunched over on my front porch had s/he not been making such a … More Outback Law & Order
If I had a bucket list, “take Eurostar to Paris for a day” would definitely have been somewhere in the top ten. So on Monday I took Eurostar to Paris for a day! Every year one national staff member from each MSF program attends the Annual General Meeting in Paris, an incredible opportunity for anyone, … More Trying Not To Be Grotesque
This brilliant article deserves to be shared far and wide. The disgusting tactics of shock jock Katie Hopkins are one thing, placing her in the same league as the bigoted criminals most refugees are trying to escape from. I hope that most of us could not relate to Katie if we tried, and of course … More Disconnection Syndrome Misrepresents Reality
While it’s not health systems that save populations, but healthy and equitable economies allowing a decent standard of living for most if not all, I still like this quote by Dr Paul Farmer. He is the founder of Partners in Health (PIH), a Non-Government Organisation who work in the poorest parts of the world, having … More Falling Through Gaps
These are a shortened alteration of words written by Martin Luther King Jr, the famous American Civil Rights leader. They are words that have always struck a chord with me. In quoting them here, I researched where they came from and it’s an interesting story. In Birmingham Alabama in April 1963, during demonstrations against racial segregation, … More Injustice Anywhere Threatens Justice Everywhere
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