Editorial
Malaria Poems: Still Born
“As the shadow attaches to her toes /so the mother slings the still /born over her shoulder until night /when her birthed treasure is buried /with the others under the blankets.“
Malaria Poems: Okapi
“I know the field of grass /is green but my eyes /know different knowings.”
Malaria Poems: I Want To Go
“I want to go in the moment /before going in. The concrete /wall seems grayed with knowing.“
Malaria Poems: That’s cerebral
“Roughly one in ten children will suffer from neurological impairment after cerebral malaria, be it epilepsy, learning disability, changes in behaviour, loss of coordination or impairments to speech…”
Antiretrovirals and Neo-Colonialism
In order to understand the harm pharmaceutical companies have done to sub-Saharan Africa, the current climate of the epidemic must be examined. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) reported that in 2012, 35.3 million people worldwide were living with HIV…
Toronto Thinks: The Mu Yensa Project
In November 2013, undergraduate students gathered to compete in Toronto Thinks: Global Health Innovations and Solutions, Canada’s first undergraduate global health case competition. Hosted by Juxtaposition Global Health Magazine, Toronto Thinks is a global health laboratory that aims to stimulate learning and intellectual discussions on real-life…
WHA66: Through The Eyes Of A Global Health Student
As the 68th United Nations General Assembly came to a close last summer, it was the perfect time for me to reflect on the amazing things that had happened in the field of global health policy last year…
Global Health and Medicine
As the field of global health is rapidly evolving, more students and professionals are looking for ways to incorporate global health into their respective disciplines. The Global Health Education Initiative (GHEI) is a new program led by the Global Health Division at the Dala Lana School of Public Health and the office of Post-Graduate Medical Education…
The Burden of Hib Disease in Indonesia and Actions Taken to Mitigate its Effects
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease is a dangerous communicable disease that has the potential to propagate many life-threatening illnesses such as meningitis and pneumonia, mainly amongst children 3 months to 3 years of age.
Malaria Poems: Counterfeit
“Third of malaria drugs ‘are fake’ /Their five faces fade black /in turns inside the shadow /trail cast by the steady sway”
Malaria Poems: Wrapped Up In
“What’s worse? I asked. /Fire brighter. Cold wins.”
Global Health Diplomacy: The Inextricable Links between Health and Foreign Policy
In the past decade, health issues have become more prominent in the foreign policies of the world’s nations. Broad strategies have been formulated to address health challenges and global health has begun to enjoy greater acknowledgment in the interplay of global political relationships…
Golden Rice: a Promising Solution to Vitamin A Deficiency and Child Mortality?
Vitamin A deficiency is a condition primarily affecting young children and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, who do not have regular access to Vitamin A-rich foods. Vitamin A deficiency is the cause of over 5.2 million cases of blindness in children around the world…
In the Wake of Typhoon Haiyan
On November 22nd 2013, the fourth strongest typhoon ever recorded struck the Philippines, leaving devastation in its wake. Over a million residents have been left homeless while the death toll has climbed to over 5,000.
GAY=DEATH: Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill and what it means for HIV
With the introduction of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB) in Uganda in 2009, an environment of fear, stigma and shame now envelopes the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community…
The Importance of Focusing on Global Adolescent Health
According to UNICEF there are almost 1.2 billion adolescents worldwide, accounting for almost one fifth of the world’s population, with nearly 90 percent living in low and middle income countries. On Tuesday, February 18, 2014, the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) brought together leading international experts to address…
More harm than good?
It’s amazing that the academic year has nearly come to an end. If the old adage “time flies when you’re having fun” holds true, then Juxtaposition has definitely had an exciting year. I’d like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate this year’s team with their U.T.S.U Student Leadership Award for Outstanding Publication…
Tax the Fat: A remarkable approach to public health?
In our Fall 2011 issue, Juxtaposition featured a Global Health Tidbit detailing a new “Fat tax” that had been imposed by the Danish government on October 2011. Hailed as a “remarkable approach to public health”, the novel tax sought to impose a surcharge on foods containing more than 2.3% saturated fat (including meats, processed foods and dairy)…