Statistics in the field of environmental epidemiology to estimate risks

Jose Barrera , Statistician Epidemiology

On Magical Powers, Mathematics and the Effects of Air Pollution on our Health

10.07.2019

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Cristina Vert

Blue Spaces: Health Allies, But With Some Knowledge Gaps

[This article has been originally published in Catalan in 'Espai Salut' newsletter of Diputació de Barcelona] Beaches are widely...

Environmental Health, Health Equity 19.07.2019

Jose Barrera

On Magical Powers, Mathematics and the Effects of Air Pollution on our Health

I recently had the pleasure of giving a talk entitled “ What does magic have in common with research on the health effects of air pollution?...

Epidemiology 10.07.2019

Daniel Kwakye

Our Gods Have Failed Us: the Effects of Traditions, Superstitions and Cultural Practices on the Health of Africans

Cultural practices and traditional beliefs are an integral part of the African identity . Most of these practices are transgenerational,...

Training & Education, ISGlobal Alumni 05.07.2019

Felip Miralles

Technology That Improves the Patient Experience Is Within Everyone’s Reach

The medical world today is increasingly moving towards a model that emphasises shared decisions, with greater recognition of the active role of...

02.07.2019

Susana Pascual

Air Pollution and Vulnerability

This text was originally published in Catalan in La Conca 5.1 and it was written by Susana Pascual, one of the 1,200 pregnant women...

Environmental Health 27.06.2019

Gonzalo Fanjul

Why Spain Must Seriously Commit to Addressing the Three Pandemics of Poverty

Photo: Hospital of the District of Manhiça (Mozambique) [This article has been originally published in Spanish in El...

Malaria, Policy & Global Development, Tuberculosis, HIV/Aids 21.06.2019

Wilma Zijlema

How Growing Up in a Green Environment Might Lead to Better Mental Health Later in Life

Photo: Leon Ali - Kardinge Recreation area (Netherlands), place where the author grew up. Do you ever...

Environmental Health 12.06.2019

Virginia Rodriguez

Development Cooperation: Everything Starts Now

Entrance of the Health Research Center of Manhiça (CISM) in Mozambique, a reference organization in Africa and one of the most emblematic...

AID 07.06.2019

Lola Jover

Meet our Alumni: José Cerezo

Jose Cerezo Cerezo graduated from the ISGlobal – University of Barcelona Master of Global Health in 2017. He is currently working for the...

Training & Education, ISGlobal Alumni 05.06.2019

Javier Sancho

A New World Day for Chagas Disease. Seriously? Another World Day? What for?

Photo: Ana Ferreira Yes, these were some of the questions that crossed the mind of some of the delegations in charge of preparing last...

Chagas 04.06.2019

Eva Martich

What Can We Do to Make Sure that Science Is for Patients?

Access to medicines is a key issue in global health . However, ensuring access implies not only the availability of new technologies in the...

Health Equity 29.05.2019

Sara Mazzilli

Prison As a Social Determinant of Health

The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (1955) declares that, beside the protection of society against crime, the...

Training & Education, ISGlobal Alumni 24.05.2019

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