On May 28th, Prof. Carl Taylor was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Global Health Council Lifetime
Achievement Award for his dedication to improving the health care of the world’s most marginalized people through innovative and sustainable community-based interventions. During his acceptance speech, Dr Taylor discussed the future of global health and that new directions will be required to meet the challenges as globalization takes over. He talked about the need to focus on “peoples self reliant social change” and that the greatest problem is going to be the issue of the “worlds total health ecology”. This is when the “3-way partnership” is important; where in addition to the top down officials and programs, and bottom-up self reliant communities, a new generation of health professionals must emerge that specialize in bringing the top and bottom together to find new patterns for collaboration. When this is accomplished, Dr Taylor believes that health for all will be possible and mutual empowerment will begin. (Photo by Medora Hebert, Global Health Council) Continue reading “Stories from the Field: Just and Lasting Change”
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Stories from the Field: What is your vision 200 years from now?
It’s impossible not to be moved by William Foege, MD, MPH, a leader in public health who continues to educate, motivate and challenge those who are searching for new solutions to complex global issues. Last week at the Global Health Council’s annual meeting, Dr Foege spoke to individuals interested in pursuing careers in global health. He chose to share lessons from his years of experience…. lessons we can all learn from.
- Preparation: You cannot know everything in advance, public health combines multiple disciplines. Become a generalist and find a specialty that interests you.
- Possibilities: 10 years ago the options were few, now the possibilities are endless. Continue reading “Stories from the Field: What is your vision 200 years from now?”
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