We need climate-smart health workers to protect communities
Safeguarding communities from climate-driven threats requires a health workforce trained to anticipate, respond to, and communicate about the growing impacts of climate change on health.
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Training health communicators in the Philippines
These health communicators are some of the unsung heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing messages in a timely manner so people can protect their health and well-being. It was an honour to support and work with them.
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Five crucial elements of an emergency humanitarian response
MSF responds to both widely-known and unseen emergencies in situations of conflict, natural disasters, or disease outbreaks. Every response is unique, but most of our interventions have a few crucial ingredients in common.
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Winning people’s trust in healthcare
Over three years after Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free, people are still reluctant to visit health centres.
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Can there be fish forever?
There are local fishers who know the laws but still do not follow them, often because they are just so used to certain ways of doing things that they reject change. “These are fishers that we need to speak to — both to their hearts and their minds.”
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The man who wanted to be pope
The bumpy ride and the wonderful landscape were nothing compared to the apparent amazement and thrill of the children who were experiencing light, computers, music, a Powerpoint presentation, and movies for the first time.
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From green and gullible to world-class greentrepreneurs
The use of locally-sourced raw materials ensures business sustainability, but sustaining the community around also matters to the Delantar couple who made sure that their employees are provided subsidized housing.
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The Office of Culture and Design: Empowering communities through cultural cooperation and innovation
“The big idea is to use the tools offered by contemporary art and design to effect some social change.”
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Dado Banatao: Silicon Valley visionary, science and education champion
More than a place where electronics and web companies congregate, Silicon Valley is in fact the embodiment of an innovative culture driven to change the world. And since the late 1980s, a Filipino has been a huge part of that revolution.
