Will we ever learn from our past? Once news broke of COVID-19 and of it being classified as a pandemic, analysts have been reaching back, comparing previous coronavirus pandemics and the lessons that should have come with them. In our current standpoint, the outcome of how this pandemic will play out still remains unclear. Scientists…
Rickets, a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency, is rarely diagnosed by the practicing physician today. At the beginning of the twentieth century, rickets was prevalent among poor children living in polluted and industrialized cities. The discovery of vitamin D and its anti-rachitic properties soon brought about the fortification of milk with vitamin D and…
According to World Health Organization’s “Ten Threats to Global Health in 2019” list, one of the main threats people around the globe will face is vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy, explained as “the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines”, has been a growing epidemic over the past years with the help of…
Surgery is an integral component of health systems for all countries at all levels of development. It is required across all disease categories, at all stages of life and within all levels of care, from prevention to palliation. In the absence of surgical care, even easily treatable conditions may become fatal. Obstructed labour may result…
In 2006, the United Nations reported a growing total of 232 million migrants in the world, who represent roughly 3 percent of the global human population. Population migration is a global affair due to its implications in the realm of public health. Throughout history migration and immigration have played major roles in the spread of…