Millennium Development Goals?
Are you familiar with the Millennium Development Goals? It’s an important question, because of the tight relationship between physical health […]
International Health News & Inspiration
Low-Resource Healthcare Pearls
What I Didn’t Learn In Medical School
Everyone connected with healthcare knows that one of the most vulnerable periods in life is the first five years. That’s
International Health News & Inspiration
2011 INMED Theme: From Rescue To Resilience
This year is one marked by disasters and ongoing deprivation. Just consider Haiti’s earthquake, Pakistan’s flood, and Zimbabwe’s chronic
Cross-Cultural Healthcare Pearls
Is Kate Culturally Competent?
Cultural competence is our ability to cooperate effectively with people of different cultures. This is especially important in the
Low-Resource Healthcare Pearls
What’s The Good News From Bangladesh?
In Bangladesh forty years ago one infant in five died during the first year. Today, only one infant in
Cross-Cultural Healthcare Pearls
What’s Your Formula For Health?
What is the best formula for physical health? Actually, it depends upon whom you ask. People of some Asian
INMED Training Sites In Action
A ‘Normal’ Doctor’s Schedule – Ghana Day 9
Just a typical day at Ghana’s Baptist Medical Center: This morning I arrived find to 27 new patients admitted
INMED Training Sites In Action
Snakes In The Grass! – Ghana Day 3
Making rounds at Baptist Medical Center in Ghana – up near the northern border with Burkina Faso. Stunningly, a
INMED Training Sites In Action
Test Your Pediatrics Skills – Angola Day 25
Here at Lubango Evangelical Medical Center it is the nurse practitioners that first attend to those coming for care.
INMED Training Sites In Action
Yes, These Are Bullet Holes – Angola Day 23
At the height of the Angolan Civil War I was living in the central city of Huambo. The city