How can a logbook expose gaps in a health system? Sit in the desert for 2 months and the answer might come to you. Last Friday, I wrote about confident ignorance, theory without experience. Today, I...

I was an idiot. My confidence was dangerous. In my early years in the field, I was a risk to myself and others. Sure, I was well trained, but I lacked crucial local knowledge. This was confident ign...

Access and availability of timely, quality surgical services remain a problem in low- and middle-income countries. Easily obtainable measures, such as…

Benin's government said on Sunday its armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the West African nation claimed on national television to have seized power.

Every disaster I’ve ever worked taught me this: locals carry the heaviest load. Sri Lanka proves it again.

I prepared hard for the Dubai Future Forum (DFF). Chaos didn't care.

I’ve seen plans fail in war zones and disaster areas but am new to #futurism. These 10 books helped me see what’s coming. 1- The Signals Are Talking, Amy Webb: Weak signals 2- The Inevitable, Kevi...

Demonstrators took to streets after president’s main challengers were excluded from ballot

Tanzanian police declared a curfew in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Wednesday after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan was expected to win following the disqualification of the leading opposition candidates.

The United States warned Americans in Mali on Tuesday to leave the country immediately using commercial flights, as its government comes under increasing pressure from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who are imposing a fuel blockade.