Monthly Archives: December 2015

SHEDDING LIGHT ON GLOBAL HEALTH

Posted on December 6, 2015 by GI Admin in #GIF15, Global health, Reflection

‘Doing the right thing is the most thankless and invisible thing that you will do, but it is what will hold you to your values.’ In roaring speech Kon Karapanagiotidis, founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, brings the audience to a silence as his words echo through the auditorium. Public health permeates every… Continue reading.

A foray into global health at #GIF15

Posted on December 2, 2015 by GI Admin in #GIF15, Climate change, Global health, Humanity, Innovation, Reflection, Social Enterprise, Technology

As an individual, where does one start when considering the sustainable development goals for improving the health of the planet? Ending poverty, protecting the planet and ensure prosperity for all, are both lofty and daunting aspirations. Accordingly, the solutions to these are inherently complex. I approached the Global Ideas Forum with little experience in global… Continue reading.