Enabling multicentre research on paediatric cancer in LMICs
Building collaborative cancer research infrastructure can help develop affordable, scalable, and regionally appropriate solutions.
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Ragen Chastain—US
4 min read
Pulling weight stigma out by the roots
De-pathologizing higher-weight bodies is essential for combating stigma and creating a more evidence-based, weight neutral paradigm.
Danny Buckland—Global
7 min read
How childhood cancer affects brain development
Research into the long-term effects of cancer treatment on children’s brains is helping guide post-recovery care.
Hannane Ferdjani — Côte d'Ivoire
7 min read
Female activists fighting to end period poverty
Open conversations and better access to menstrual products are helping to destigmatise menstruation in Côte d'Ivoire.
Kalkidan Tesfaye—Ethiopia
7 min read
Normalising the clitoris and its role in women’s sexuality
Female genital mutilation impacts millions of girls and women. Breaking the silence around the clitoris is a global health imperative.
Jyotsna Singh—India
7 min read
Influencer culture drives youth to risky cosmetic trends
The relationsship between social media, cosmetic procedures and poor mental health is becoming increasingly problematic.
Becky McCall — United Kingdom
7 min read
Fighting light skin bias in UK’s South Asian diaspora
South Asian communities in the UK continue to grapple with toxic side effects of skin lightening practices.
Zarina Geloo — Zambia
7 min read
Africa’s toxic dalliance with skin lighteners
Rooted in colourism and perpetuated by popular culture, the growing market for skin bleaching products is spawning a public health crisis.
Angela Tufvesson — Hong Kong
11 min read
Delivering maternity rights to Hong Kong’s migrant workers
Awareness of legal maternity protections can help secure the income and rights of Hong Kong’s female migrant domestic workers.
Danny Buckland — United Kingdom
8 min read
Holding back the tide of climate change for better health
Bangladesh grapples with climate change, a rising sea, water salinity, and chronic disease. What can it do to reverse the tide?
Danny Buckland — United Kingdom
7 min read
The growing push for gender equity in healthcare access
As medical care and research remain stubbornly male-centric, a global movement is afoot to end the invisibilisation of women.
The Health Finance Institute
9 min read
Promising tools to close the NCD financing gap
How blended finance can mitigate investment risks to attract private funds for healthcare, especially focused on NCDs.
Jo Waters—United Kingdom
8 min read
Where are the women leaders in global healthcare?
Women make up 70% of the healthcare workforce but continue to be led by men. Why aren’t more women leading the health sector?
Brian Mastroianni — US
9 min read
Addressing disparities in trans healthcare
Locked out by stigma, transphobic politics and inequity, trans people around the world struggle to access quality and timely healthcare.
Jyotsna Singh — India
8 min read
Getting to the heart of women’s healthcare in India
Women in India are at heightened risk for cardiovascular disease, yet struggle to access preventative, emergency and follow-up care.
Re:solve Global Health
1 min read
From cigarette sensation to smoking cessation
What happens in the body after quitting smoking?
Angela Tufvesson — Hong Kong
2 min read
Mental health and the community: Cultural differences hold the key
The most effective population-wide approach to preventive mental health care is nuanced and tailored to the needs of diverse communities.
Andrea Chipman — United Kingdom
8 min read
Recovering from our collective trauma towards a more resilient future
Cases of depression and anxiety continue to skyrocket, as it is becoming clear that the pandemic will leave a legacy of poor mental health.
Re:solve Global Health
4 min read
Caribbean youth ask their governments to do more for their mental wellbeing
Caribbean youth have set their governments an agenda for change in a region hobbled by inadequate mental health services.
Suntosh Pillay — South Africa
1 min read
Ask the expert: social determinants of mental health
Hear from Suntosh Pillay, a clinical psychologist based in Durban, South Africa.
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