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Research

Investigating Social Determinants of Health in the Rural Highlands of Guatemala

Johannah Brady, Sanchay Gupta, Solveij Praxis, Noam Rosenthal, Lauren Wedekind, Emily Witt, Beatriz Magaloni, Ph.D., Paul Wise, M.D., M.P.H.   ABSTRACT From June 15-30, 2014, a group of Stanford field research students traveled to San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala as with Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies affiliated professors and Bay Area pediatricians through the Institute’s Children in Crisis program. During those two weeks, under the leadership … Continue reading Investigating Social Determinants of Health in the Rural Highlands of Guatemala

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Policy

Restoring Sight to the Blind: Unite for Sight Addresses Deficiencies in Ghana Healthcare Policy through Locally Managed, Partner Eye Clinics

Killingsworth Thirty patients wait patiently under a makeshift awning, awaiting cataract surgery in the small town of Elubo, Ghana. Outside of the clinic, a line of community members wraps around the building, as each patient awaits their visual acuity test.1 These patients are a few of the 200,000 per year who will receive eye care and sight restoring surgeries thanks to the assistance of Unite … Continue reading Restoring Sight to the Blind: Unite for Sight Addresses Deficiencies in Ghana Healthcare Policy through Locally Managed, Partner Eye Clinics

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