anna_lillith, 20 days ago to random

#Congo and #Sudan are also going through genocides right now. Over 4.3 million people are displaced in Sudan, battling #starvation and #diseases. Congo is suffering with no shelter, food, water and many being assaulted, over 6 million have been killed since the 90s with over 7 million #displaced.

via Authentic African

msquebanh, 23 days ago to shanghai

In 2020, Zhang was appointed leader of #Shanghai’s #ClinicalExpert team for #Covid19, becoming a household name & central figure in the country’s fight against the #virus.
He has published hundreds of papers in the field of #PublicHealth & #InfectiousDiseases. But now he is embarking on a new #initiative to address the intersection between two growing threats: #ClimateChange & #infectious #diseases.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3262893/why-chinas-top-covid-expert-studying-climate-change-prepare-next-global-pandemic?module=flexi_unit-focus&pgtype=homepage

#AsianMastodon #Medical #Research #ChineseDoctor #Virology #Health

AskPippa, 30 days ago to Anthropology

A feature about learning stuff about #diseases and society via #anthropology.

#history #medmastodon @medmastodon #IDmastodon https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-anthropology-of-past-disease-outbreaks-can-help-prevent-future-ones/