Guest post by Dr. Ramona Bhatia, Clinical Research Associate, Center for Global Health, and Instructor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine Physicians such as myself practicing in high-income countries are privileged to utilize the latest medical technologies for patient care. In the majority of healthcare settings globally, however, even the most basic medical supplies, such
Category: Dominican Republic
As of 2012, roughly 45,000 people in the Dominican Republic are said to be infected with HIV, according to the UNAIDS Global Report. In the same report, the Dominican Republic is listed to have “few” health facilities that provide HIV services integrated with other health services, leaving many in rural areas unable to have access
Juliet Sorensen, law professor and founder of the Access to Health Project at Northwestern’s Center for Global Health, gazes proudly at a slideshow on her computer screen one Tuesday afternoon. She is viewing a picture of two Ethiopian men deep in conversation– a standing man gently gesticulating to the other who sits a few inches