This Week's Highlights

by Lillian Gu · 2009-08-16 11:00:00 UTC
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Basics

MDR and XDR, NRL and SNRL: do you have your tuberculosis acronyms down? Your global health guide Alanna compiled a useful list of Tuberculosis Acronyms You Need to Know.

Guest blogger Michael Keizer makes a compelling case for Why We Can't Have It All as he explores three reasons why we can't allocate all available resources to resolving health inequities.

To better understand the current field of global health, check out Alanna's post on Global Health Futures: Smaller, More Local Aid Efforts. She explains the evolution of global health efforts in terms of stages, and predicts that we're on the verge entering a stage where "global health isn't about wealthy countries anymore."

Crowdsourcing is an increasingly popular problem-solving method. You pose a question online, and have the "crowd" help out. But What Can Crowdsourcing Do for Global Health? Alanna sees some potential uses in testing educational materials, translation, and answering health questions.


News & Analysis

Mumbai closed all of their schools, universities and movie theaters last week in response to an increase in swine flu cases in Maharashtra state. Commenter Patrick Mayne tells us that, four hours from Mumbai, the city of Pune is in full-scale panic mode after they went from 0 deaths to 10 deaths in the matter of two weeks.

In better swine flu news, some new evidence suggests that not only is there no "deadlier form" of swine flu on its way, there may not be a second wave of swine flu at all.

Career Advice

Should I get a job or go to grad school? Answer: Get a job. Alanna points out that working will help you decide on what kind of degree to pursue, increase your chances of getting in to graduate school, and help you mature and develop self-discipline.

Kudos

Our comment of the week is from William Tarpai, on the Peace Corps Is What You Make of It post. As a former Peace Corps Volunteer, William shares his hopes and expectations for the future of Peace Corps and the recently confirmed Director, Aaron Williams. Remember to share your thoughts with us in the comments, so you can be the next winner, and earn a charity gift on Change.org.

Lillian Gu
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