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On March 6, 1957, Ghana’s first President Kwame Nkrumah opined, “the black man is capable of managing his own affairs." In that independence speech, he also claimed that “we must change our attitudes and our minds. We must realise that from…

Many, myself included, have often wondered about the huge health human resource gaps in sub-Saharan Africa and efforts being made to address these. In many of these conversations, reality has stared us in the face that with the best will in…

The late Alvin Toffler American writer and futurist is noted to have stated, “the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” No time have I found this quote…

“Overall, the evidence suggests that liking continues to increase as people are exposed to an idea between ten and twenty times, with additional exposure still useful for more complex ideas.” Adam Grant argues in Originals. I have…

I am a passionate reader of medical history and get fascinated by the obstacles that those who have dared to make a dent on the world’s healthcare landscape have had to face. From the days when the likes of Edward Jenner pioneered the…

There is a common Ghanaian saying which is, ‘health is wealth’. And in some local cultures, there is the belief that health is everything. It is therefore conceivable to expect modern societies and countries to place some importance on…