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Some Nuggets From the Amber: Keshavjee’s ‘Blind Spot’

Just finished Salmaan‘s Blind Spot: How Neoliberalism Infiltrated Global Health. Below, a few tidbits of his weaving of the local and personal with the global, ideological, and ideal. everything below represents a direct quote and the page numbers are marked in parentheses. This book is intended to add to the conversation about how to moreContinue reading “Some Nuggets From the Amber: Keshavjee’s ‘Blind Spot’”

how is a raven like a writing desk? (smartphones as sanitation metaphor)

i have raised my eyebrows once or twice here about some of the discussions on the ipad or smartphone of toilets and sanitation. now i have gotten through the @gatesfoundation challenge paper and have a few more things to say. i briefly summarize the three key topics of the paper in  terms of approaches to improvingContinue reading “how is a raven like a writing desk? (smartphones as sanitation metaphor)”