by Hnin Yadana Zaw and Soe Zeya Tun. When a boat stacked with gravel moors at a jetty in Yangon, 14-year-old Aung Htet Myat fills a basket he then carries on his back to trucks that whisk the load to construction sites springing up across Myanmar’s booming biggest city. For […]

18th to 21st July 2016, Anaheim, CA, USA. Program Purpose The practitioner of emergency medicine must possess evidence-based scientific background for competent clinical practice; maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty and all additional related disciplines; maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex […]

25th to 27th September 2016, Houston, TX, USA.   ASTMH has developed this course as an update in the essential components of tropical medicine and travelers’ health. This two-day meeting is designed for physicians and for all other health care providers working in tropical medicine or travelers’ health. Speakers are […]

Going International will offer members of the “Young Forum Gastein” the possibility to publicize their scientific articles in the newsletter GI-Mail & on the education platform GOING INTERNATIONAL in order to reach a broad public health community. The authors may also publish additional related links, recommended reading, and information about […]

DIGITALER HEALTH-CHECK FÜR GOING-INTERNATIONAL-USER. dsgn&cde bietet Ihnen exklusiv einen kostenlosen »health-check« Ihrer Webseite. Füllen Sie das Einreichungsformular aus und erhalten Sie umgehend Ihre Testergebnisse. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Kontaktaufnahme! Die Art und Weise, wie wir das Internet nutzen, hat sich innerhalb der letzten Jahre stark verändert und auch die Technologien, […]

07. Juni 2016, Wien, Österreich. Das Center for Health and Migration und Going International »medicine & health« laden Sie zur Veranstaltung „Kommunikation ist die neue Dienstleistung“ ein. Die Einladung richtet sich an Beschäftigte im Gesundheitswesen, Gesundheitsplaner und Gesundheitsforscher. Im Mittelpunkt dieser Veranstaltung wird das Thema Kommunikation stehen. Kommunikation spielt unter anderem […]

We have just sent out our Conference Report of the European Health Forum Gastein 2015 on „Securing health in Europe. Balancing priorities, sharing responsibilities“. Topics included migration, access to high-priced medicine, patient empowerment, the opportunities and dangers of big data in health, and many more. If you do not feel […]

Tuberculosis – A Global Threat Tuberculosis (TB) is a global disease, found in every country in the world. It is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that two billion people – one third of the world’s population – are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), […]

OECD indicators Health at a Glance 2015 presents cross‑country comparisons of the health status of populations and the performance of health systems in OECD countries, candidate countries and key emerging economies. This edition offers two new features: a set of dashboard indicators on health outcomes and health systems (presented in […]

Communication tips by Nursing on the Mov Are you a professional or a pre-professional? Do you use a second or foreign language at work? Do you have a friend who speaks a foreign language at work or has a cultural background different from colleagues/customers? During a consultation, a patient needs to […]