We are very excited to announce the launch of a new book series, “Transformations in Medical Anthropology”, which will be published by Palgrave Macmillan and which aims to break new ground in the field of medical anthropology. In particular, this…
The Covid-19 pandemic showed how closely connected health issues are to global contexts and social inequalities. Medical anthropologists study these connections and examine the impact on individual and societal health in an increasingly globalised world. This text was first published…
Figure 1: Contact point for refugees from Ukraine. Cologne, Central Station (Copyright: Raimond Spekking / CC) This series of letters began with an introduction written by Ziga Podgornik Jakil and published jointly by Blog Medizinethnologie of the Working Group Medical Anthropology…
11 (Figure 1. Author: Raimond Spekking. Copyright: Creative Commons.) This series of letters began with an introduction written by Ziga Podgornik Jakil and published jointly by Blog Medizinethnologie of the Working Group Medical Anthropology and the Blogsite of the Working…
Introduction With the old deadline for applying for a residence permit for war refugees from Ukraine in Germany expiring on May 23, 2022,[i] the situation of international students who fled the war in Ukraine to Germany has changed – again.…
On the occasion of the EU-Africa Summit in February this year in Brussels, several African Heads of State and public health experts were traveling to Europe. BioNTech used the opportunity to invite the presidents of Senegal Macky Sall, Paul Kagame…