Global Health

Trust Is Not the Goal. It’s the Outcome

Why returning to our core mandates—and practicing trustworthiness over rhetoric—is essential for rebuilding global health systems

Apr 12 •

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

When the Funding Stops: How Global Health Can Survive and Thrive

Global health isn’t about aid—it’s about empowerment. When funding wavers, resilience must rise. Innovation, local leadership, and collaboration are the…

Mar 4 •

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

What Would Dr. Paul Farmer Tell Us Today?

What would Paul Farmer advise us to do now?

Feb 24 •

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

Social Participation and AI in Healthcare

At the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly, a resolution was endorsed to embed regular and meaningful social participation in…

May 31, 2024 •

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

What Paul Farmer’s Legacy Can Teach Venture Capital

My mentor, Paul Farmer, died last month. You’ve likely already read that sentence; there are many who called Paul a mentor. He touched —…

Mar 14, 2022 •

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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