Cesar Chelala

Cesar Chelala, MD, PhD, is an international public health consultant who has conducted health-related missions in over 50 countries worldwide. He is also a winner of an Overseas Press Club of America award.
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United States Policy on Immigrant Children Violates the CRC

Children have been separated from their parents and kept in steel cages–a…

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Policy on Cuba is an embarrassment for United States

In repeated public health-related visits to Cuba I got a first-hand sense…

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Why Dancing Is Good For Your Health

It has been known for a long time that physical activity–including dancing…

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The widespread impact of domestic violence

María Salguero knows how to leverage her background as a geophysical engineer…

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Edward Said: remembering a Palestinian patriot

The 2019 Memorial Lecture honouring Edward W. Said, “Out of Place: Refugees,…

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Gideon Levy: A Voice of Sanity from Israel

I first learned of Gideon Levy many years ago, during a casual…

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President Donald Trump’s ‘Magical Realism’

It is possible that President Donald Trump never suspected this, but among…

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Is there an end to tragic fate of Syrian refugees in Lebanon?

The influx of Syrian refugees into Lebanon which started in 2011 following…

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A simple lesson of peace

As a writer on human rights issues, I do not lack reasons…

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Obesity is Serious Threat to Children’s Health

Rapid development accompanied by decreasing levels of physical activity, increased caloric consumption 

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