January 22, 2026
02/20/2026
Essay
Ultimately, Global Surgery must evolve from a movement into a cohesive, inclusive, and accountable discipline—one that delivers on its promise of safe, timely, and equitable surgical care for all.
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01/28/2026
Opinion
If we truly want to advance health equity, we must destigmatise self-reporting, especially for health conditions that lack definitive diagnostic tools.
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02/20/2026
Essay
In recent years, positionality/reflexivity statements have become increasingly common in global health, qualitative health research, and bioethics. Often framed as practices of reflexivity, recently they are also taken up as part of decolonial projects. Yet their growing prevalence invites a critical pause.
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01/23/2026
policy and finance
Advocacy is recognised as a core function of public health practice and is essential for advancing population health. This study aims to investigate global public health advocacy practices, highlight enabling conditions, and identify opportunities to strengthen advocacy capacity for improved health outcomes.
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02/02/2026
sexual and reproductive rights and health
02/04/2026
indigenous health
This qualitative study explored Māori and Pacific Peoples’ perspectives on Strep A vaccine development.
Image credit: Syringe and Vaccine by NIAID, CC BY
02/19/2026
non-communicable diseases
Despite advances in detection and treatment, disparities in hypertension prevalence, control, and outcomes persist across racial, gender, and geographic lines, particularly in the rural Deep South.
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02/18/2026
nursing and midwifery
02/18/2026
gender and health
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02/13/2026
Maternal, newborn, and child health
02/09/2026
infectious diseases
Image credit: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteria, the Cause of TB by NIAID, CC BY 2.0
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