Health & Medicine

Jul 2, 202110 min read

The Light at the end of the Tunnel (2 July 2021)

As we move towards 18 months of enduring the Covid-19 pandemic, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel. A new report from...

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Feb 12, 202118 min read

Where There is no Doctor: Un-Met Needs & The Challenge of Access

A couple of months ago, I was asked by at contact at the Wyss Institute (Harvard) to develop a list of medical conditions that would...

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Dec 16, 202013 min read

To Peru, with Covid: a Guide to Travel

April 2021 update: Peru is still open to travel and with the same requirements noted below. With the spread of new variants of Covid-19...

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Sep 23, 202012 min read

No Good Deed goes Unpunished - Community Health Worker Training goes on Despite Challenges!

Gary Selnow is a good person. His boss is Finnegan, a golden retriever, so you know he's a really nice guy. Golden retrievers have good...

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Sep 10, 20207 min read

A Timeline of Covid-19 in Peru and the Peruvian Amazon

This is an ongoing review of the "progress" of the novel coronavirus in Peru and the Peruvian Amazon. Information has been garnered from...

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Sep 8, 20206 min read

How did it get so bad so fast? Coronavirus in the Amazon.

A bit of context-edited background at the start, originally written on 20 March 2020: Peru has taken a very aggressive approach to...

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Aug 13, 20204 min read

The On-Going Tragedy of Covid-19 in the Peruvian Amazon

Coronavirus continues to rip through Peru, one of the most affected countries in Latin America

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