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Assessing the Suitability of Implementing South Korea’s Healthcare Model in Africa

Since the mid-2010s, South Korea has progressively undertaken partnerships with four African countries (i.e. Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania...

Cultural, regulatory & socioeconomic factors governing the attitudes & uses of traditional medicine

Oct 16, 20201 min read

Europe

Cultural, regulatory & socioeconomic factors governing the attitudes & uses of traditional medicine

This paper will analyse the cultural, regulatory (legislative) and socio- economic factors affecting TCM use, specifically in France and...

Addressing Climate Change in Vietnam: Policies and Actors

Apr 5, 20201 min read

Addressing Climate Change in Vietnam: Policies and Actors

Academic studies are clear about the impacts of climate change in Vietnam. This paper attempts to act as a non-exhaustive summary of the...

How to Build an Invisible Empire: The Vast Overseas Chinese Network that Knows No Borders

Mar 29, 20201 min read

How to Build an Invisible Empire: The Vast Overseas Chinese Network that Knows No Borders

In their own unique way, Chinese ethnic diasporas function as their own authentic forms of globalization. The ebbs and flows of Chinese...

Digital Literacy of Rural Women in India: A Study of Google’s “Helping Women Get Online” Initiative

Mar 20, 20201 min read

Asia

Digital Literacy of Rural Women in India: A Study of Google’s “Helping Women Get Online” Initiative

Despite the growing penetration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in developing countries including India, the benefits...

The Bangladeshi Textile Sector: And its Not-So-Fashionable Health Implications

Mar 13, 20201 min read

The Bangladeshi Textile Sector: And its Not-So-Fashionable Health Implications

In the growing world of fast fashion and its ever-decreasing prices, the average consumer is too often unaware of the ‘shadow world’ of...

Migration and Economic Development: Impacts of Remittances on Sending Countries

Mar 8, 20201 min read

Migration and Economic Development: Impacts of Remittances on Sending Countries

Migration has steadily increased, bringing radical changes to society, moving beyond local and national borders and becoming global....

Addressing Health Needs of Immigrants in France

Feb 29, 20201 min read

Addressing Health Needs of Immigrants in France

In view of the specific needs of migrants and their often precarious health status, this article examines the recommendations of the...

Panama: The Imperiled Link in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

Feb 23, 20201 min read

Panama: The Imperiled Link in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor is a geographic and political project that plays a crucial role in maintaining the biodiversity of...

Post-Crisis Policy: Proposals for Comprehensive EU Asylum Reform

Feb 16, 20201 min read

Post-Crisis Policy: Proposals for Comprehensive EU Asylum Reform

The 2015 refugee humanitarian crisis and the policy responses of the European Union (EU) illuminate the pressing need for a comprehensive...

Water, Sanitation and Health in Informal Settlements: Health and Community-Based Approaches

Feb 9, 20201 min read

Water, Sanitation and Health in Informal Settlements: Health and Community-Based Approaches

Urbanization worldwide has led to an increasing number of urban poor, often resulting in a surge of informal settlements. Poor living...

A Tale of Two Continents: Monsanto and Bayer

Feb 3, 20201 min read

A Tale of Two Continents: Monsanto and Bayer

Large transnational corporations like Bayer in Europe are using Monsanto’s American legacy, with other mega-mergers, to radically...

Time for Change: Rethinking the European Union Refugee Policy in Lebanon

Jan 29, 20201 min read

Time for Change: Rethinking the European Union Refugee Policy in Lebanon

The European Union (EU) has increased its cooperation on the management of the refugee influx with the Lebanese government and has been...

The Differences in the Educational Achievement of Indigenous Students in Guatemalan Primary Schools

Jan 24, 20201 min read

ESCR

The Differences in the Educational Achievement of Indigenous Students in Guatemalan Primary Schools

This paper analyses the differences in the academic achievement of indigenous and non-indigenous children that attend primary schools in...

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Case in Favor of Community-Based Interventions

Jan 9, 20201 min read

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Case in Favor of Community-Based Interventions

Nowadays, approximately 200 million girls and women undergo the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) across African...

Factors of Vaccine Availability: An Examination of the Global Vaccine Market

Jan 4, 20201 min read

Factors of Vaccine Availability: An Examination of the Global Vaccine Market

Vaccines are one of the best tools to enhance Global Health security, and their worldwide availability is often a result of international...

The New Energy Paradigm: Advancing Distributed Energy Solutions

Dec 30, 20191 min read

The New Energy Paradigm: Advancing Distributed Energy Solutions

Various projections indicate that current priorities and plans will leave half of today’s un-electrified population still in the dark in...

Why Regional Solidarity Is Not Enough: The Need for a Sustainable Solution to the Venezuelan Refugee

Dec 25, 20191 min read