End Pharma Parochialism: Think Globally, Act Globally
Anyone who still thinks of the term “third world” or uses “industrialized” vs. “developing” to describe world economies was duly chastised, in a most amusing and good-natured way, by Dr. Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. (For a video of Dr. Rosling giving a similarly spirited presentation at an event two years ago, click here).
Dr. Rosling, who cofounded Physicians Without Borders in Sweden, has worked around the world. While in Mozambique, he discovered “konzo,” a paralytic disease caused by hunger/malnutrition (and badly processed cassava root). With family members, Dr. Rosling also established the Gapminder Foundation in Sweden three years ago, to continue development of Trendalyzer software, which brings statistical information to vivid life. Google acquired the software last year, but the software can be seen (and played with) via http://www.gapminder.org/. Its use should be required for anyone giving a presentation that involves statistics and trends.
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'On Pharma'