Issue 13, August 2011

Monday, 03 October 2011 00:00

This year we have been bombarded with relentless scenes of death and destruction, and the fallout from the merciless spate of disasters that have struck around the world. From the floods at home, to the recent series of earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, it seems that the world is in a volatile state. Are these disasters simply part of the usual cycle that are increasingly reported as a result of social media and our globalised world, or are we beginning to witness the effects of what scientists have been anticipating with climate change?

 The newest edition of Vector explores the impact of disasters on medicine. Read about forensic pathology in New York, the new wave of disaster refugees and the impact on health, the role for medical students in disasters and many more fantastic articles. If you are planning your elective be sure to check out our Electives for Dummies guide, as well as reports from a WHO internship and a floating hospital in Bangladesh!