Great visual representation of global economic and health based progress

200 years of remarkable progress across 200 nations and global regions!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo&feature=player_embedded

2019 arrived

Its a little remiss of me to realise I didn't post anything in November 2018 or December.
It has been quite a year for so many reasons.

2019 is going to be a very very interesting year for so many reasons. I don't know where to start but I find it worrying to hear that the very fine man, Jim Kim the head of the World bank has decided to step down and go and work for a private sector infrastructure provider.

As a Clinician and a founder of his own TB foundation, Jim is a remarkable man and listening to him speak, both having been in his audience in Washington but also listening to him online is always a pleasure and educational.

I wish him well and ponder why? Perhaps we will find out this year or next decade!?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/07/jim-yong-kim-to-resign-as-president-of-the-world-bank

https://www.ft.com/content/ad959b3a-133e-11e9-a581-4ff78404524e

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-01-08/world-bank-s-jim-yong-kim-had-good-reason-to-resign

Global growth in wealth and health

http://t.co/ogNXYTsp

This is a great additional graphic view to Hans Roslings presentation from the BBC and Youtube which i posted previously:
http://nickhorslen.blogspot.com/search?q=remarkable This comes with the historical narrative but without the global map overlay, which is what makes the new link interesting. (see post below once you click on this search link above)

Its humbling to look at the UK growth since 1800 and realise how much people here moan about the recent past and complain about today, but you look at this chart and it makes you wonder:
www.bit.ly/ttqFr5

If you play with the country buttons on the right and compare nations it is a fantastic way to view national histories of economics and health http://t.co/ogNXYTsp