This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Khondkar Rashkih Tasnim, a 3rd Year MBBS Student at Mugda Medical College, Dhaka. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect […]Breaking Barriers: Ensuring Refugee Rights in Medical Education
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Khondkar Rashkih Tasnim, a 3rd Year MBBS Student at Mugda Medical College, Dhaka. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect […]Breaking Barriers: Ensuring Refugee Rights in Medical Education
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Khondkar Rashkih Tasnim, a medical student from Dhaka Bangladesh. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the […]Here’s how Nigeria is tackling the barriers to its green energy transition
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Abir Ibrahim, Community Lead, Regional Agenda, Africa, World Economic Forum Approximately 71% of Nigeria’s population does not have access to energy.The Nigerian government plans to achieve universal energy access by 2030.The energy sector faces major financial and technical challenges.According […]Intersectionality and health: how can we tackle barriers to care?
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Ms.Kaivalya Mannem, a twenty-year-old medical student at Siddhartha medical college, a college under Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly […]Women and leadership in Medicine: overcoming many barriers
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Rebeca Feitosa Dória Alves and Marianna Rodrigues Marques Dourado, two medical students in the third year of the course at Tirantes University, in Sergipe / Brazil. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in […]How can we overcome the racial barriers to global health parity?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bertram L. Scott, Chairman, American Heart Association & Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association The pandemic has laid bare longstanding racial health inequalities. A host of factors lie behind these disparities. Targeted funding and communications can […]5 ways to break down the barriers for women to access leadership roles
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Becky Frankiewicz, President, North America, ManpowerGroup More awareness and conversation on gender is surely a good thing, but is this “noise” masking a lack of real action and progress? Attracting and developing more women in leadership roles requires […]There are 3 barriers blocking good menstrual hygiene for all women. Here’s how we overcome them
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content More than a third of girls in South Asia miss school during their periods, often because they lack access to menstrual health products and receive little or no education about menstruation before […]
