As I witnessed a team of Bolivian nurses venture on-foot into the rural outskirts of their communities to administer childhood vaccinations, antiparasitic medications, and wound care, I quickly recognized the imperative to extend this approach to community medicine in the United States. These nurses operate from a primary-health clinic created under the Sistema Único […]
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Mind the widening gap: A trauma-driven mental health crisis in Nigeria
Background Nigeria is currently facing its worst economic crisis in about 30 years. The headline inflation rate, largely driven by food inflation, rose to 33.3% in March of this year. Similarly, the Nigerian naira had weakened to an all-time low in February of this year before appreciating in the succeeding months. The persistent economic […]
Lack of children’s hospitals: challenge in delivering comprehensive care for children in LMICs.
Children don’t get sick as often as adults. Cardiovascular diseases and killer tumors are luckily not as prevalent as in adults. But these facts can never overshadow the peculiar and sophisticated care children require when they develop or are born with certain ailments. In the global south, there is a rapidly expanding demography resulting […]
Confronting the manufactured famine in Gaza, Palestine
It is our duty as healthcare professionals to prevent humanitarian crises. Yet, we are currently witnessing a preventable famine unfold in Gaza, Palestine. On 18 March 2024, The Famine Review Committee (FRC) of The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification described the Gazan population as the “highest share of people facing high levels of acute […]
BMJ GH Editor-in-Chief Vacancy
BMJ is looking for an ambitious and dynamic Editor-in-Chief to lead BMJ Global Health, one of the world’s foremost journals in global health. The candidate should be an active researcher in a relevant field. Specialists in any field of global health are welcome to apply. The Editor-in-Chief will act as an ambassador for the journal […]
Becoming a better undergraduate research mentor
Undergraduate research experiences are increasingly desired by students and are often considered essential when applying to postgraduate programmes, but mentoring undergraduates is not always straightforward. Since 2018, I have involved more than 20 students in my project on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS in Europe. This research course is part of a study abroad program […]
Editorial announcement: Dr Seye Abimbola
Dr Seye Abimbola has decided to step down from his role as Editor in Chief of BMJ Global Health after nearly 9 years and two terms in post. Under Dr Abimbola’s leadership, the title, which launched in 2016, has become one of the leading journals in global health, with a strong focus on promoting equity in […]
What we’ve learned from trachoma elimination can help fight other infectious diseases
Last summer the World Health Organization confirmed Iraq as the 18th country in the world to eliminate the blinding disease trachoma as a public health problem, just months after Benin and Mali achieved the same goal. Each elimination takes us another step closer to beating this ancient scourge which turns sufferers’ eyelashes inwards causing […]
Will deterrents to migration strengthen the health workforce in Nigeria?
About two weeks into February, the Nursing Council in Nigeria announced a new policy to curb the migration of the nursing workforce. This policy, which will come into effect in March, will require that entry-level nurses work for a minimum of two years before applying for verification of their nursing licence for overseas work. […]
Large scale AI based diabetic tele-retinopathy screening project in Saudi Arabia
Diabetes is a significant public health concern in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and globally. Diabetes damages blood vessels all over the human body. When diabetes damages the blood vessels in the retina of the eyes, it can cause a condition called diabetic retinopathy that can cause blindness. Globally, the prevalence of diabetes […]