Denver-based freelancer, covering #globaldev for @NPRGoatsandSoda, @UNDispatch, @GlobalWA and @DAWNSDigest. Formerly #AsiaPacific for @TheHumanosphere.
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Lots of people worked really hard on this story. While it’s centered on MSF, it’s indicative of a larger conversation happening in global health and development.
Doctors Without Borders is renowned for providing medical aid in some of the most challenging emergency zones around the world – including Ukraine.
But lately it's been grappling with another kind of challenge: racism within its ranks.
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I recently had the pleasure of talking to @CKyobutungi of @aphrc about her experience with gender and geographic representation at the highest levels of global health orgs...a little progress, but still so far to go! @NPRGoatsandSoda @GlobalHlth5050
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My latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda! @schmidtnyc was a delight, even as we discussed, well, the least delightful things happening in the world this year. But they’re important, as is the work of @newhumanitarian! Give them a follow if you don’t already.
Every year, @NewHumanitarian compiles a list of global crises to look out for. Editor Josephine Schmidt shares her worries and hopes for 2022.
"I look forward to upending the idea that humanitarian news is only about what's broken," she says.
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My latest!
Elon Musk reportedly made $36 billion in a single day. What if he gave a sixth of that to the World Food Programme?
We ask experts in global hunger and humanitarian aid how much of a change $6 billion could bring.
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NGOs in Afghanistan face an uncertain future now that the Taliban is back in power. But some are more optimistic than others. My latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda
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Great chat with Dr. Paul Farmer @PIH abt responding to unprecedented times with unprecedented action. My latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda
They're Asking Biden To Vaccinate The World. It's Not Fair. But It's Not Impossible npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
I remember the dread that washed over me when COVID made landfall in the US. I just knew that AAPI would soon be the subject of racist scapegoating. My latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda puts the #AtlantaMassacre and other anti-Asian attacks into context: npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
My latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda: A thought-provoking conversation about coloniality and institutional racism in global health
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My latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda: We All Know Smoke Is Bad For Your Health. It Could Be Worse Than You Think npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
Ahead of tonight’s debate, here’s my breakdown of Trump and Biden’s policies on foreign aid and other global issues (@NPRGoatsandSoda) npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
My latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda: Whatever Happened To The Instant Hospitals Built For COVID-19 Patients In Wuhan? Also, a SARS hospital sat abandoned for 17 yrs? Can other countries build instant hospitals? (Short answer: no) @YanzhongHuang @HMCArchitects npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
My latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda from a @WorldBank report: COVID-19 recession is deepest since WW2 and affecting the most countries since 1870. Lots of bad news, but we managed to find a silver lining. npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
A practical harm-reduction approach to moving forward
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Meanwhile, my parents are in self-isolation after flying back to Taiwan from the States—somehow causing my grandma, who has dementia, to believe they’ve been kidnapped by the Russians.
Portable sinks in public places! Rwanda keeping coronavirus at bay with campaign of public handwashing reut.rs/2Q6uvVX
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#thegoldfinch anyone???
Ethiopian 18th Century crown returns home: Former refugee Sirak Asfaw found it in a suitcase and has protected it for the past 21 yrs bbc.com/news/world-africa-51…
In case you haven't kept up with the locusts swarms of biblical proportions that are eating their way through East Africa, here's my latest for @undispatch: go.shr.lc/3bTSpgs
For a lot of ppl (myself included) an orphanage is their 1st experience of volunteering abroad. But now a lot of govs and orgs are saying it can cause more harm than good. Find out more in my latest for @NPRGoatsandSoda :