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As We Fight The Coronavirus Pandemic, We Cannot Ignore Non-Communicable Diseases
As the world’s attention stays riveted on the coronavirus pandemic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are silently wreaking havoc. Millions of people with NCDs are struggling to get the care they need and deserve.
Tuberculosis And Covid-19: Fighting A Deadly Syndemic
Together, Covid-19 and TB pose a deadly, dual threat – a syndemic that feeds on social inequities and poverty. Tremendous catch-up work, advocacy, and funding will be needed, to get back on track, even as the pandemic is pushing the world into the deep…
Journalists Need To Get It Right: Epidemiology Training Can Help
Covid-19 has turned all journalists into health journalists. Covid-19 is the only major story in the news media today and misinformation is widespread. Epidemiology training can help journalists improve their reporting, and help fight misinformation.
Fighting The Good Fight: Outbreak Lessons From Kerala And Malaysia
In the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we can see positive and negative outliers in terms of how countries have responded to the crisis. Kerala state in India and Malaysia are positive exemplars. There are many lessons to be learnt from their experience.
Burnout, A Silent Crisis In Global Health
Global health is about big saves and big goals. But in the race to save lives, the field of global health tends to ignore burnout. Burnout was a concern before the Covid-19 pandemic, and might get worse because of the ongoing crisis.
To Succeed In Global Health, We Need To Find The Outliers
To succeed in global health, we need to learn from positive and negative outliers (exemplars). Recently, the Exemplars in Global Health project was launched to broadly share lessons from positive outliers in global health.
US Withdrawal From WHO: Sad For Global Health And Bad For America
The US President Donald Trump has announced that he is terminating the country’s relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO). This move could be dangerous for America, and destabilize the global coronavirus pandemic response.
AIDS, TB And Malaria Set To Get Deadlier Due To Coronavirus
Three deadly killer infections are predicted to become deadlier in the coming months. New modeling analyses show that COVID-19 could significantly increase mortality due to AIDS, TB and malaria.
A Skeptic’s Guide To Ecologic Studies During A Pandemic
A number of correlation studies have linked all sorts of factors with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These ecological studies should come with a clear warning, as they are prone to many biases, and can confuse the public, the media and policy makers.
BCG Against Coronavirus: Less Hype And More Evidence, Please
BCG, a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis, is in the news, raising hopes for the COVID-19 pandemic. But existing ecological studies have serious limitations. Randomized trials are urgently needed.
