Past Issues
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Issue 13, August 2011
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!
Issue 12, February 2011
Vector Issue 12 takes a look at the progress and setbacks of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and presents opinion pieces, student elective experiences, global health in the news, and much, much more!
Issue 11, April 2010
Climate Change
In this edition:
- Climate Change: Debunking the Debunkers
- A Very Good iDEA
- Carbon Footprint, Cultural Footprint: What you can do about climate change
- What’s In It For Us?: the public health benefits of climate change mitigation
- Health Eco-Evangelists put Record Straight
- Climate Fever
- International Health? Global Health? Public Health? Does it really matter what we call it?
- Global Health Network Update
- Creative Piece - Perspectives
Issue 10, November 2009
"The golden arches of McDonalds have become a ubiquitous metaphor for globalisation; previously in the economic sense, but perhaps now as a symbol of the global epidemic of ‘lifestyle’ diseases. There is an inherent irony in that the very symbols of prosperity and growth have become emblems for illness, in the developed world with growing incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases(NCDs).
In this issue of Vector, we consider the impact of non-communicable diseases in settings least equipped to bear the burden of mortality, morbidity and economic strain they impose. The challenges are immense. The multifactorial causes of NCDs require a shift in attitude, not just in local government policies but in the ethics of operation of industries, corporations and nations, and a shift in the perceptions of the global society as a whole."
In this edition:
Issue 7, June 2008
"In this issue: we hear from students who have had the opportunity to connect with others from around the world who share a similar passion; we learn about the impact that the experience of going to a developing country and connecting with people there can have on a student’s perception of Health and Medicine; and we discover the effect that climate change has on global health, illustrating the necessity for health professionals to connect with people from other sectors.
We all come from different backgrounds, different states, and different schools, but we are connected through medicine, and it is important that we not only maintain this connection, but extend it to health in the broader context; global health.
We hope that vector magazine continues to encourage you to make these connections, and pursue your own goals in global health."
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