Abdallah Samy is currently an Assistant Professor and Research Scientist at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. His research group has expertise…
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Global Health PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases’ June 2022 Editor of the Month: Abdallah Samy, PhDRead more
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Global Health Rethinking Malaria – Why NowRead more
By guest contributors Dyann Wirth, Rose Leke and Michelle A. Williams Malaria elimination is possible. Ten countries have been certified “malaria-free” in…
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Global Health EDCTP: A 20-year track record of supporting excellent, equitable research in AfricaRead more
By guest contributors Pauline Beattie, Catherine Hankins, and Michael Makanga on behalf of the EDCTP Association While we welcome encouragement to funders…
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Global Health The Ukraine conflict in contextRead more
It has been over 16 weeks since Russia escalated its invasion of Ukraine. Having worked in humanitarian health for over a decade…
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Global Health When will Pakistan stand on two legs? A polio storyRead more
By guest contributors Dr Fyezah Jehan and Dr Kheezran Ahmed Imagine living in an area where you fear leaving your home. A…
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Global Health PLOS Medicine Author Interview: Daiane Machado, PhDRead more
Below, Senior Editor Richard Turner interviews Daiane Machado, PhD, co-author of a research article investigating the association between rates of suicide and…
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Global Health US Dangerously Out of Step on Abortion AccessRead more
The leaked draft from the U.S. Supreme Court signaling the court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that has…
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Global Health A strategy that gives half of the world a discount on COVID-19 antivirals, but keeps a firm grip on powerRead more
More than two years into a pandemic that has killed 15 million people, it seems we have learned nothing. When COVID-19 vaccines…
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Global Health A formula for disasterRead more
By guest contributor Aunchalee Palmquist Predictably, it took a formula shortage to reach white middle-class families for our nation to wake up…
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Global Health Vaccine apartheid is racist and wrongRead more
By guest contributor Fatima Hassan This pandemic has been marked by the hoarding of scientific knowledge & life-saving vaccines. In fact, there…
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Global Health Monkeypox is Not a Gay DiseaseRead more
By guest contributors Boghuma K. Titanji MD PhD, Keletso Makofane, PhD and @neurofourier In recent weeks multiple cases of confirmed and suspected…
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Global Health Estimating Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 PandemicRead more
By guest contributor Bhramar Mukherjee, Chair and Professor of Biostatistics, University of Michigan There have been several global studies recently estimating excess…