Editor's Note #22: Two years old today..

On March 27 2013, around the time of Easter and the school holidays, I gave in to the urgings of my wife, to try this blogging thing. And today it's two years later and now very clear to me that writing for fun, but based around what I know in science, will be something I do for many years...

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Rural Primary Care in Chiapas, Mexico

It is my second week working with the local pasante in Soledad.  One of the most striking challenges in this rural community is the care of patients with mental health issues.  Depression, especially amongst women, is rampant in the community, and driven in large part by the social structures...

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Rural Primary Care in Chiapas, Mexico

For the past week and a half, I have been in the community of Soledad, a small rural community in the mountains of the Sierra Madre in Chiapas.  The road up to Soledad is windy and unpaved and takes about 4 hours to navigate from the closest city.  Driving into Soledad, you are greeted by...

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Supporting Community Health Promoters in San Lucas Tolim�n, Guatemala

Week 2You can count the number of doctors in the town of San Lucas Tolim�n on one hand, serving a population of approximately 35,000 people. At the Hospital Parrochia, there is one dedicated Dr. Tun, who remains on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, attending to emergency cases during evenings and...

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Useful Ebola virus disease graphics...

Good graphics can be really helpful to convey information quickly - and no-one has time to read words anymore right?The one above came from CNN [1] and presents the number of cases that have been treated in the United States prior to the 11 or so contacts/associates of the last unidentified case being...

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