This post was written by Azan Z. Virji MPH, Jean Claude Mugunga MSc MD, Daniel Palazuelos MD, MPH In early April, the…
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Covid-19 African countries set the tone in technological innovation to fight COVID-19Read more
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Covid-19 Remote PhD Defense: Lessons LearnedRead more
This post was written by Aravin Sukumar, a recent PhD graduate from the University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Sciences. My PhD…
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Covid-19 Alcohol use during the COVID-19 outbreak: learning from the evidence on retirementRead more
This blog was written by Dr. Roxanne Armstrong-Moore, Postdoctoral Research Associate MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge; and Dr. Rahul (Tony) Rao…
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Covid-19 Language Matters: Is it Social or Physical Distancing to be followed during the COVID-19 Pandemic?Read more
About the author: Dr. Sai Krishna Gudi is a Ph.D. research scholar at the College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences…
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Global health Coronavirus, Obesity and Undernutrition: The Triple Burden for Latin AmericaRead more
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Guest Post Coronavirus: A glimmer of hope in the sea of tragediesRead more
This post was written by Shujhat Khan, BSc, MBBS, a Junior doctor working in the NHS with interests in neurosurgery and global…
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Global health How Can Africa Prevent the Next Haemorrhagic Fever Crisis? Invest in Research and DevelopmentRead more
By Dr. Jenniffer Mabuka In 2014, West Africa encountered its worst recorded outbreak of Ebola with over 11,000 reported deaths. The memory…
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post World Prematurity Day: Kangaroo Mother Care in India is a game-changer, notes from implementation research for scaling up KMCRead more
By Arin Kar Prematurity and low-birth weight has been a persistent and major killer of newborns. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), a low-cost…
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post Help Your Fellow Scientists: Appeal from Ciencia Puerto RicoRead more
PLOSBLOGS is reposting the following appeal from Ciencia Puerto Rico to support Puerto Rican scientists and medical practitioners in their efforts to aid their people…
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Global health Rex Tillerson shouldn’t cut global AIDS funding. Here’s why.Read more
By Pranay Sinha “A model for us to look to as we’re thinking about other ways to project America’s values, project our…
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Global health Helping countries transition from donor aid for health: recent experience at the Global FundRead more
Dr. Robert Hecht and Rachel Wilkinson of Pharos Global Health Advisers comment on the role of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS…
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post News & Opinion: New W.H.O. Director General is Dr. Tedros of EthiopiaRead more
In this post we offer the latest news on the election of a new Director General for The World Health Organization, beginning…