Week 1

Professor Hans Rosling's presentation was an incredible play on statistical modeling. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we all had access to that type of information? I wish all statistics could be presented in such an interesting way. Although the information presented seems to lessen disparity gaps and perceives the futuristic outlooks as optimistic for world health and mortality, it is important to remember the many who are still at the bottom of those charts in order to continue to aid in the improvement of those countries.

I found the second video to be very thought provoking and emotional, which is where I believe my passion for global health issues stems from. It is good to continue to see the improvements in health statistics as we saw in the first video, but it is imperative to recognize that there are still so many people without essential health care and less than adequate living situations around the world. I am excited to learn more about the problems and explore ways to mend them.