In the wake of Ebola, Sara Gorman (@saragorm) discusses the need to keep the general public engaged and informed on global health…
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Ebola Engaging the Public on Global HealthRead more
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Ebola Is Margaret Chan Really to Blame for the Delayed Ebola Response?Read more
Sara Gorman (@saragorm) discusses recent criticism of WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and whether the focus should be on failures in preparation rather than…
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Ebola Ebola has Taught us a Crucial Lesson about our Views of “Irrational” Health BehaviorsRead more
Sara Gorman compares “irrational” reactions to the Ebola outbreak by Americans and West Africans. As Ebola rears its ugly head in the…
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General When Implementing Universal Health Coverage, Context MattersRead more
As the WHO’s Millennium Development Goals reach their final phase, Sara Gorman reflects on what we have learned about how political, cultural…
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General Is Viral Load Testing for HIV a Realistic Strategy in Developing Countries?Read more
Sara Gorman from Columbia University discusses viral load testing in resource-poor settings In July of 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) released…
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General What Do We Really Know About Social Resistance to Vaccines?Read more
Sara Gorman explores some of the factors behind anti-vaccination movements. Last year, polio eradication efforts were severely compromised by a rash of…
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General Why Infectious Diseases Still MatterRead more
Sara Gorman explores the interconnectedness of infectious and chronic diseases. The headlines are everywhere. “Non-communicable diseases outsmart infectious diseases.&rdquo…
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Global Health Why Maternal Mental Health Should be a PriorityRead more
Dr. Sara Gorman from Columbia University discusses the importance of treating maternal mental illness. As 2015 quickly approaches, the global health community…
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Policy Why Mental Illness-Focused Gun Control May Be More Harmful Than HelpfulRead more
Dr. Sara Gorman examines the risks involved with mental illness-focused gun control. In the aftermath of the mass shooting earlier this year…
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General Why are we so afraid of vaccines?Read more
Despite the official retraction of the 1998 Lancet study that suggested a connection between vaccines and autism, as of 2010, 1 in…
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Policy Is Disease Eradication Always the Best Path?Read more
Sara Gorman from Harvard University discusses the pitfalls of disease eradication efforts. There is no question that the eradication of smallpox, a…
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General The infelicities of quarantineRead more
In 2009, as panic struck global health systems confronted with the H1N1 flu epidemic, a familiar strategy was immediately invoked by health…