RIP Global Health as We Knew It | Katri Bertram
Global health has always been a contested term. Its entire existence is currently contested. What next?| Katri Bertram
Global health has always been a contested term. Its entire existence is currently contested. What next?| Katri Bertram
An international multi-center study revealed how diet plays a greater role in the prevalence of obesity globally than was previously understood, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The post Study Explores Diet’s Significant Role in Global Obesity appeared first on News Center.| News Center
Global health and emergency care research summit in the UK bringing together expert speakers, panelists and workshop facilitators.| St.Emlyn's
Aravind Eye Hospital in PondicherryGuest Blogger Shruti Anant is a fourth-year medical student at Johns Hopkins from Northern Virginia. Her professional interests include using technology to address the burden of preventable blindness and in improving access to care for refugee populations. In her free time, she enjoys running, videography, film photography, and live music.| Biomedical Odyssey
Oropouche virus disease is a lesser-known tropical infection that’s been spreading across Central and South America in recent years. If you're planning to travel to the region, or are just curious about this emerging health concern, here's everything you need to know.| UK Health Security Agency
Chikungunya may not be a household name, but this mosquito-borne viral infection has become a significant concern for travellers to some destinations. The disease, whose name derives from the Kimakonde (a language of Southern Tanzania) word meaning ‘that which bends up’ due to the severe joint pain it causes, has spread across the globe in …| ukhsa.blog.gov.uk
The Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls in developing nations.| Ms. Magazine
A book review and personal reflections on “Sick of it – The global fight for women’s health” Harman advises humor – including playing gender bingo – when you despair I’m a fan of …| Katri Bertram
Dr. Matthew Bramble has been named a 2025 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences for his innovative research on konzo. The post Dr. Matthew Bramble named Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences appeared first on Innovation District.| Innovation District
It’s often said that leadership is less about directing and more about listening. That’s exactly how my first weeks as CEO at VillageReach have felt—a time of listening, learning and witnessing the depth of passion within this organization. I’ve stepped into a community that’s... The post Reaching Further, Together: My First Weeks as CEO of VillageReach appeared first on VillageReach.| VillageReach
Global health can be defined by its years. 2015 was the year of the Sustainable Development Goals. 2019 was the year global leaders adopted the UN Declaration on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). 2020 was the year COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International... The post The Future of Primary Health Care is Responsive appeared first on VillageReach.| VillageReach
Health systems across Africa are facing a pivotal stress test, one triggered not by disease outbreaks, but by the sudden retreat of donor funding that has long underpinned essential services. Sudden and significant reductions in donor funding from major partners such as the... The post From Shock to Strategy: How Governments Are Redesigning Health Supply Chains in a Time of Uncertainty appeared first on VillageReach.| VillageReach
This article addresses the challenges that the health system in Kathmandu faces as a result of rapid urbanisation, and follows with some recommendations for improving the resilience of the Kathmandu health system. Throughout this essay, “Kathmandu” refers to the Kathmandu Valley, including the municipalities of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur and Madhyapur Thimi. Urbanisation … Continue reading "Urbanisation in a Low-Income Country: A Case Study of Health System Challenge...| Tom Geraghty
(Originally submitted as coursework towards my Masters in Global Public Health at the University of Manchester) It is quite clear that the UK and South Africa are in very different situations with respect to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This is due in large part to behavioural changes in injecting drug users (IDUs) (Stimson, 1995) and adoption … Continue reading "Health Promotion and HIV/AIDS pandemics the UK and South Africa" The post Health Promotion and HIV/AIDS pandemics the UK and South Afri...| Tom Geraghty
(Originally submitted as coursework towards my Masters in Global Public Health at the University of Manchester) This discussion focuses on strengthening health system service delivery and accessibility in Mexico, via the “Oportunidades” programme. The Oportunidades programme is a useful one to explore, firstly because its horizontal approach “has led to increased health service utilization” (Blas … Continue reading "Health System Service Delivery in Mexico and the Oportunidades prog...| Tom Geraghty
(Originally submitted as coursework towards my Masters in Global Public Health at the University of Manchester) Social science approaches to research differ from epidemiological approaches in a number of ways. Whilst epidemiological approaches are deductive (that is, typically starting with a hypothesis to be proven or disproven) quantitative, social science methodologies may typically be inductive … Continue reading "To what extent social science is appropriate as an alternative to epidemi...| Tom Geraghty
(Originally submitted as coursework towards my Masters in Global Public Health at the University of Manchester) Charles Rosenberg’s 1992 essay “What Is An Epidemic” characterises an epidemic into four Acts, and utilises Albert Camus’s 1948 novel “The Plague” to describe these Acts of “Progressive Revelation”, “Managing Randomness”, “Negotiating Public Response”, and “Subsidence and Retrospection” … Continue reading "Cultural lessons learned from Spanish Flu an...| Tom Geraghty
(Originally submitted as coursework towards my Masters in Global Public Health at the University of Manchester) Introduction This study aims to understand the sexual behaviours, attitudes to risk, and levels of health literacy of men who have sex with men (MSM) in a small rural community in sub-saharan Africa, in relation to the spread of … Continue reading "Masters assignment: study to analyse the incidence of sexual behaviour between men in order to better understand the spread of HIV/AID...| Tom Geraghty
(Originally submitted as coursework towards my Masters in Global Public Health at the University of Manchester) Access to safe abortion services is a neglected issue in sexual and reproductive health worldwide. In 2008, more than 70,000 women died from complications related to unsafe abortions globally, whilst unsafe abortions account for 13% of all maternal mortality … Continue reading "Rights Based Approaches to Increasing Access to Safe Abortion Services" The post Rights Based Approaches...| Tom Geraghty
Critical Review: Freckleton, I, Q.C., 2020. COVID-19: Fear, quackery, false representations and the law. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 72, p.101611. (Originally submitted as coursework towards my Masters in Global Public Health at the University of Manchester) In this paper, Ian Freckleton Q.C. argues that depictions of previous epidemics and pandemics in religious texts, … Continue reading "Critical Review: Freckleton, I, Q.C., 2020. COVID-19: Fear, quackery, false represent...| Tom Geraghty
I have been struck by the differential impact of Covid-19 on different communities. Black people in the UK are 4 times more likely to die from Covid-19 as white people, and when taking other socio-demographic factors into account, the risk of a Covid-19 related death for black people is still 1.9 times greater than white … Continue reading "Community Approaches to Health and Covid-19" The post Community Approaches to Health and Covid-19 first appeared on Tom Geraghty.| Tom Geraghty
Why pharmaceutical channel partners need more than better access to capital to deliver results Half the African population still lacks access to safe, effective, quality and affordable health products. In response, donors and development partners are collaborating with financial institutions to design new mechanisms... The post Pouring Cash into a Leaky Bucket or Aligning Private Sector Financing with Impact? appeared first on VillageReach.| VillageReach
In 2025, VillageReach marks 25 years of advancing health equity through innovation, partnership and health systems transformation. From the beginning, VillageReach has focused on ensuring that everyone, especially those in the hardest-to-reach communities, can access quality health care. What began as a humanitarian response... The post Celebrating 25 Years of Transforming Health Care Together appeared first on VillageReach.| VillageReach
Mike Magee In the wake of last week’s human tragedy in Texas, it would be easy (and appropriate) to focus on the role played by Trump’s reckless recent dismantling of FEMA and related federal agencies. But to do so would be to accept that the event was an anomaly, or as Trump labeled it on […]| HealthCommentary
Thoughts on trying to be an ally while placing dignity at the center. Men should not speak for women. White people should not speak for people of color. Rich people should not speak for poor people. Non-disabled people should not speak for people with disabilities. I’ve been grappling with statements such as the above for […]| Katri Bertram
A book review of former New Zealand Prime Minister’s new biography. Power has always fascinated me. What can you do with power? What happens in places of power? How does power change people? Jacind…| Katri Bertram
As a self-declared pessimist, I've not been sold on the "impatient optimist" messaging this past decade. Yet hope-based communication is a trend and continues to flourish. What am I - and millions of other people - not buying into?| Katri Bertram
I wrote this blog in my head, lying awake for four hours in the night, with jet lag. Except: I have been at home and in the same timezone for weeks. Welcome to my menopause journey...| Katri Bertram
We often advocate on behalf of people or population groups. Our goal should be to support people and populations to advocate for themselves. Here are three examples how.| Katri Bertram
Want to make doing good easier? Create awareness? Take advantage of the resources out there during the month through June’s themes and advocacy days. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we simply join in with what is already out there. This reduces a lot of the stress, overwhelm, and hindrances around changemaking. So here is how […]| The Average Advocate
I wanted to write about current fascist narratives - our new normal in 2025. But I feel too depleted, following these unfold - and seeing so little resistance.| Katri Bertram
A year ago, I started a new job. I brought with me some heavy “disillusionment baggage”. I had no idea what to expect. What have I learned? And what do I still need to do?| Katri Bertram
As the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) convened in Geneva, the global health community faced a critical inflection point.| VillageReach
The fund will leverage over half a billion in commitments from grantmakers like Gates and ELMA. It stresses that upending maternal and infant deaths means letting local experts lead.| www.insidephilanthropy.com
Effective altruists continue to be leaders in providing evidence-based global health solutions.| Reflective altruism
Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.| Fodors Travel Guide
Adding to a growing series of "what USD 200 billion could do if anyone would listen to me (but I know they won't)", some personal reflections on the Gates Foundation's recent sunsetting announcement.| Katri Bertram
A recent study about maternal deaths at Kawempe National Referral Hospital in Uganda found that “as many as 1 in 50 maternal deaths worldwide occur in Uganda.” Moreover, between 2016 and 2018, around 84% of maternal deaths within the hospital alone were considered preventable. Each year, over 70,000 women die from postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), […] The post Duke and Uganda’s Makerere University Join to Combat Maternal Mortality appeared first on Research Blog.| Research Blog
What if some of the most innovative academic contributions this year didn’t come from tenured professors but students still working toward their degrees? Though often treated as a novel or even surprising idea, student researchers are producing work that challenges these assumptions and pushes the boundaries of work within their fields. Their contributions are not […] The post Bridging the Classroom and the Real World appeared first on Research Blog.| Research Blog
It all starts with a simple question: How can I help? For some Duke students, the answer meant taking initiative – transforming empathy into action, ideas, and impact in order to tackle the most pressing global health issues head-on. On April 10, 2025, two Duke teams were among 22 semi-finalist teams, representing 18 universities across […] The post Duke Team Claims First Place at Global Health Tech Competition appeared first on Research Blog.| Research Blog
Biomedical engineering. Climate science. Political science. Global Health. While these departments are housed in buildings far from each other on campus, their current research was all spotlighted at the Duke Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 10. Over the course of two hours, 120 budding researchers presented their work in Penn Pavilion, eagerly chatting with peers, […] The post Posters Galore and More: Undergraduate Research in the Spotlight appeared first on Research Blog.| Research Blog
COVID-19 continues to plague us, Mpox is an emerging global threat, and the avian flu is decimating industrial poultry as well as endangered wildlife. What do all these epidemics have in common? They originated in wild animals and spread to domestic animals and people. This pattern of spread is a trademark of many diseases, termed […] The post Could Restoring Forests Reduce Disease Risk? A Case Study of Hantavirus in Madagascar appeared first on Research Blog.| Research Blog
Instead of reinventing the wheel, we simply join in with what is already out there. This reduces a lot of the stress, overwhelm, and hindrances around changemaking. So here is how you do it. May Advocacy Days and Changemaking Here’s what’s going on this month! Do you know of any others? Let me know so […]| The Average Advocate
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” is something I would say at the risk of alienating the younger readership of this blog, but given that most of us are old here, it should be fine. I have been busy working on Russian Neo-Nazis, so I almost forgot that back […]| The Duck of Minerva
Having a skilled health care workforce is a critical component of strong health systems. And in Malawi I help build this health workforce by...| VillageReach
What makes health ‘global’? This is the question I have addressed in a recent article in the journal Developing World Bioethics. I am afraid, however, that I don’t have an answer. Nor was answering the aim of the article. After all, many definitions of ‘global health’ exist in the literature and most of them are| Practical Ethics
In the remote Manono health zone of Tanganyika Province, a journey to deliver life-saving vaccines to Busolo Village was abruptly halted...| VillageReach
How can you begin doing good in April? Start here for social good awareness, advocacy, and activism days| averageadvocate.com
Cold Chain Technicians like Ramson and Thokozani play a vital role in ensuring vaccines remain safe and effective. Discover how technology and dedication keep immunization programs running smoothly.| VillageReach
Will the REAL Woman's Day please stand up? I've been disappointed by so much of the content I've seen on International Woman's Day for the past few years. Why?| The Average Advocate
Whether we know it, or like it, our bodies are polluted by tiny fragments of plastic that fail to break down in our earthly environment. What does that mean for our long-term health, and what can we do about it?| Scope
As one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). Trump signed the executive order citing issues with the WHO's COVID-19 plandemic response.| SHTF Plan
Healthcare organizations tend to view issues in pockets – how they are impacting their specific organization and region – but patient safety is a collective mission. No matter what hospital or health system they are in, or which care model they belong to, patients everywhere deserve safer care.| MedCity News
Earlier this year, I expressed concern that the word “impact” is being hijacked in development lingo and press release speak. I’ll here further unpack what impact means, and what …| Katri Bertram
A more-deadly version of the virus formerly known as monkeypox is spreading fast through Africa. Should Europe be on alert?| POLITICO
Dr. Mozaffarian is Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. As a cardiologist and epidemiologist, his research focuses on the effects of diet and lifestyle on cardiometabolic health, including… Read More| Communications
The majority of Americans say preventing terrorism and reducing the flow of illegal drugs into the country are top foreign policy priorities.| Pew Research Center
Lead is one of the most poisonous things going. A single sugar sachet of lead, spread over a park the size of an American football field, is enough to give a child that regularly plays there lead poisoning. For life they’ll be condemned to a ~3-point-lower IQ; a 50% higher risk of heart attacks; and elevated risk of kidney disease, anaemia, and ADHD, among other effects.| 80,000 Hours
