Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

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  • El bolsillo roto de papá Estado

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    Abstract: At the end of 2012, the debt of El Salvador reached $13,480.1 million, about 56.5% of the Gross Domestic Product. The Government has a limited income but a growing spenditure, and nowadays maintains a list of subsides on products and services that costs over $400 million. This subsides have […]

  • Egypt: The plight of health institutions

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    Out of the 91 million people who make up the total population of Egypt, only 83 million currently live in Egypt, according to the Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Among them, tens of thousands of medical students graduate every year from Egyptian universities to join the ranks of […]

  • Costing over quality in Sri Lanka’s healthcare system

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    The aftermath of the civil war has left Sri Lanka recuperating, rebuilding and restructuring and while healthcare occupies a fairly prominent place on the government’s agenda, there is still everything to do in terms of the quality of the drug supply. This island country is prone to natural disasters and […]

  • Photographs by Gabrielle Lyons

    Learning to dance the waltz in Australia?

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    Known as the unofficial anthem of Australia, ‘Waltzing Matilda‘ is a song we learn from a young age.  The title gives the impression of a woman named Matilda who dances. It’s a little more complicated however, I assure you.  Waltzing Matilda is a bush ballad written about the life of […]