Aug 16, 2021Member-onlyEast African Virtual SummitHere is something from a volunteer writer, Sogunle Omodamola. They attended the East African Virtual Improvement and Investment Summit on 27th April 2021. Below are summaries of 3 speeches from Amara Sophia Elahi, Nigel Crisp and Lesley Anne Long. A speech by Amara Sophia Elahi… IMPACT OF COVID-19 OF MEDICAL…East Africa5 min read
Jul 25, 2021Member-onlyMaternal Mortality — A US perspectiveWritten by Nathalie Diadhiou in April 2021, a volunteer writer for AHI Due to racism and other socio-economic factors on a global scale, the black woman has the highest mortality rate unlike other ethnicities based on statistics gathered by the CDC [1]. During slavery, it was discovered that white scientists…Maternal Health3 min read
Jul 12, 2021Member-onlyThe impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Black populations across the globeWritten by Ritchie Aseke, July 2021 Introduction: The coronavirus was first identified in December 2019 (COVID-19) in a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. In March 2020, COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to its alarming rate of spread and…Health Equity8 min read
Jun 27, 2021Member-onlySickle cell disease — Africa’s need for new innovative treatment strategiesWritten by Morayo As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, the weight of the pandemic is felt even more severely for those with underlying health conditions. Patients with pre-existing health conditions such as sickle cell disease (SCD) have been required to shield due to their increased vulnerability to the…Sickle Cell Disease5 min read
Jun 7, 2021Member-onlyDiscrimination in healthcare institutionsWritten by Sellma Mahi Healthcare services and medicine have evolved enormously in the past century. Many of the things we weren’t able to do are now routine practice. The development of medicine, however, didn’t come with an equally great awareness of social justice. Although healthcare is a human right, in…Discrimination7 min read
Mar 28, 2021Member-onlyAchieving Universal Healthcare by 2030 — the role of the African DiasporaWritten by Tumi Sotire 18/02/2021 We are now in 2021. There are 9 years left for countries to meet the 2030 sustainable development goals(SDGs) one of them being Universal Healthcare Coverage (1,2). The challenge to execute and meet this goal on time was a mammoth task. …Diaspora4 min read
Mar 7, 2021Member-onlyWhat role does the diaspora cover in the development of the African Continent?By Sellma Mahi, written February 2021 — Africa is the second-largest Continent in the world, with 55 countries; it covers an area of more than 30 million km2(1) (larger than twice the size of the moon) and is deemed the cradle of the humankind. Africa is rich in natural resources; the World Bank has estimated large pools…Diaspora5 min read
Feb 21, 2021Member-onlyManaging the ‘Brain Drain’ — WHO CodeWritten by Harriet, originally an academic essay so forgive the amount of references. Many countries that do not meet the minimum World Health Organisation (WHO) threshold of skilled health professionals needed to deliver basic health interventions fall in the South East Asia or Sub Saharan Africa Region (1,2). …World Health Organization6 min read
Nov 29, 2020Member-onlyGlobal Health Giants -Part 2 (Sorry!)Written by Sellma Mahi, Chief Marketing Officer for AHI Apologies, we ghosted you all. Sorry — we took some time out to figure out what we wanted to speak to you about next. Whilst we are figuring this out, here is something we promised a while back. For BHM we…Global Health3 min read
Nov 8, 2020Member-onlyDecolonizing Global HealthWritten by Najima Bawa, Program Development & Quality Coordinator, AHI CEO A few months ago while scrolling through Instagram I came across a post on @popworksafrica which read, “Remember white supremacy is not a shark; it is the water” by Guante. The emerging global movement on decolonizing global health stands…Global Health2 min read
