By Beryne Odeny (Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Surgery) and Julia Robinson (PLOS Global Public Health) The first in-person CUGH…
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Global Health Redefining the Practice of Global Health: Insights from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 2023 conference
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Global Health Failure to Integrate the UHC, TB, and PPPR Agendas will Squander Resources and Cost Lives
By guest contributors: Juliana Soares Linn, Director, Infectious Diseases Department, FHI 360, Emily Headrick, Clinical Technical Advisor, FHI 360, Petra Heitkamp, Community…
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Global Health From Healing Bodies to Healing Earth: Harnessing the Legacy of Health Activism in the Fight Against Climate Change
By guest contributor Shweta Narayan July 2023 is now the officially the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, and it’s clear that…
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Behind the Paper Behind the paper: A collaborative approach to improving representation in viral genomic surveillance
In this post, we speak to the authors of a recent PLOS Global Public Health article, A collaborative approach to improving representation in viral…
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Covid-19 Calling the shots – A pandemic story of community mobilization and immunization recovery in West Bengal, India
Authors: Dr. Kayur Mehta, Maliha Ahmad, Dr. Aastha Kant and Dr. Anita Shet are public health researchers at the Johns Hopkins Maternal…
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Global Health Healthcare will not be accessible to all until gender, sexuality and disability are included
Authors: Felicia Mburu, the director of the Article 48 Initiative, is a disability rights activist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Gulnar Feerasta, the…
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Global Health To End the AIDS Epidemic by 2030: “Ubugeni Bwomora,” ~ Art that Heals, a Call for Collaborative Initiatives Led by Youth Living with HIV
By guest contributors Agape Ishimwe and Joyeuse Senga In 2015, the ALL IN End Adolescent AIDS initiative was launched by UNICEF and…
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Global Health Unraveling the Knot: The Complex and Multi-Pronged Negotiations of Global Pandemic Response Reform
By guest contributor Yassen Tcholakov The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities and shortcomings of the global health system. From strained healthcare…
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Chagas In Memoriam: Kamran Rafiq – A Visionary Leader in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Kamran, an individual whose unwavering dedication has left a profound mark on the global health community and the pursuit to end all…
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Global Health The beauty of (open) data will save public global health
By guest contributor Francesco Branda How many of us can remember our friends’ phone numbers, how many can keep in mind all…
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Soil Science Unconventional thinking: how soil science can join the fight against neglected tropical diseases
By guest contributors John Paul M. Wasana and Kishor M. Wasanb , authors of the recent PLOS NTDs Viewpoint article, Effects of…
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Global Health Global progress in pneumonia vaccine access shows 40% of infants are left behind: how can we close the gap?
Authors: Rose Weeks, Jasmine Huber, and Dr. Anita Shet from the Global Advocacy for Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines (GAP) project at the International Vaccine Access…