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Akshay Narayanan

We are all just animals. Why animal health is public health too

The vision of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is bold - Health, Dignity, and Justice for every human. What's conspicuous in its absence is not unique to Harvard. Public health curricula across the United States fail to adequately discuss and debate the value of

Breaking rules in hospitals - some advice

I love hospitals. I understand this is odd, but I feel safe in the cloud of phenol and Dettol in the air. Hospitals evoke childlike wonder in me. To me, they resemble cities - massive, independent yet interdependent wings running an invisible system of care and coordination. It's

Far too much love to give - navigating school, relationships & careers

I've been accused of the unthinkable. I've been called out. A dear friend and a beautiful man told me yesterday that the reason I'm single is because I keep doling out love to everyone I see. "You care so much about far too

Transitioning from school to work is hard! Some advice on managing the self

Cross-post from the Effective Altruism Forum: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/b3DvgFscsp2ggd9P3/transitioning-from-school-to-work-is-hard-some-advice-on I’m in graduate school now (MPH @ Harvard), after 6 years of working with a small start-up non-profit organization in India. Recently at EAG Boston, I had the opportunity to do 1-1s with some of the smartest

Day 4 in Boston

It's my 4th day in Boston, Massachusetts, and I'm wondering if I'll ever get out of this liminal space Alex talks about - that plane ride between countries that separates who you are from a person you won't recognize in a few

Failing to Protect India’s Children - Analysing State Capacity Deficits

With 444 million resident children, child protection forms a crucial part of India’s social development agenda. This is especially pertinent given that recent statistics put 40% of children at risk of abuse and violence. (National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, 2018). The government has instituted a comprehensive

Emotional risks in community work

Epistemic status: High - Built on experience, needs to be backed by more data Reposted from https://globalhealthconnect.substack.com/p/compassion-fatigue-taking-care-of - Credits to Abhinav and Linda for editing this piece! Roughly 35 million children in India are classified as children in need of care and protection. Those with

We're not teaching medicine well

A non-exhaustive list of reasons why medical education is currently failing in its mission to instil a rational and (therefore) people-centred mindset in practitioners.