By guest contributor Harry Bignell, Health Policy Advisor at Oxfam Since being officially declared a pandemic in March 2020, COVID-19 caused the…
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Global Health UK COVID-19 Inquiry Must Examine the Paternalism and Power Dynamics Underpinning its International Pandemic Response
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Global Health Why Every Body Counts
By guest contributors Satchit Balsari, Caroline Buckee, and Jennifer Leaning In May 2022, the WHO reported that India had the highest COVID-19…
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Global Health Stepping up to Address Global Breastfeeding Inequities: Reflections on World Breastfeeding Week 2022
By guest contributor Cecilia Tomori Breastfeeding saves lives and helps keep families and communities healthier. Each year approximately 600,000 infants and young…
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Global Health How not to become a global health expert
By guest contributor Chiamaka Precious Ojiako There is neither a universally accepted definition of global health expertise nor credentials, checklists, or guidelines…
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Global Health Overturning Roe vs. Wade will reverberate globally
By guest contributors Laura Fitzgerald, Stephanie Gallagher, Rena Greifinger, and Lyudmila Nepomnyashchiy (WomenLift Health Leadership Journey, US 2021 Cohort) Take a moment…
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Global Health PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases’ June 2022 Editor of the Month: Abdallah Samy, PhD
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 Rethinking Malaria – Why Now
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 Africa
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 context
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 story
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, PhD
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 Access
The leaked draft from the U.S. Supreme Court signaling the court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that has…