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Writer, Professor Emeritus Global Health & Humanitarian UoM, Strategy Adv #AMR WHO, Sen Adv Pam_Int, Ex @FCDOGovUK @UN @WHO @IFRC
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The neglected knife: Why global health overlooks surgery

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By Mukesh Kapila
| The National Verified
Two teenage girls in obstructed labour were evacuated to a hospital in South Sudan. One died on the plane. The other had her ruptured uterus repaired and her life saved. Their fates were separated only by the minutes taken to reach a functioning operating room. That margin between life and death is the overlooked story of global surgery at a time when nearly a third of the global disease burden and 15 per cent of world disability require surgical intervention.
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Do the Voices of Victims of Mass Atrocities Make a Difference?

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By Mukesh Kapila
| QOSHE
*Originally published in 2025 and preserved as part of our archive project.Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As you sign up, consider becoming a paid subscriber to support our work. The sombre speeches of foreign dignitaries including the UN Secretary General and heads of state were interrupted by sobs and screams from the thousands packed into Kigali’s Amahora stadium. It was 2014 and we were marking Kwibuka20, the Rwanda genocide’s 20th anniversary.
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The Philanthropy of Bill Gates Should Be Taken with Caution

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By Mukesh Kapila
| QOSHE
Bill Gates is soothing his 200-billion-dollar headache by giving his fortune away over the next two decades. That means increasing Gates Foundation disbursements to $9–10 billion annually, compared with $8 billion in 2024. This nearly trebles the Foundation’s average charitable outlay of around $3.4 billion each year since the Gates family got into philanthropy in 1994.
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