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The actions of one country cannot be allowed to undermine decades of multilateral efforts to improve the health and well-being of all peoples of the world.
The decision to authorise a WHO investigation into the origins of the coronavirus is only a partial vindication for nations keen to hold China to account. But it will help strengthen global health measures.
In time of crisis like today, instead of blaming one another, countries should foster international cooperation.
The Trump administration has halted funding to the World Health Organization in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. But what does it actually do with its budget?
There is no responsibility to protect people from pandemics – but the world must still safeguard those at risk of mass atrocities.
Health literacy is the degree to which people can get, understand and use basic health information to make decisions about health issues.
Smallpox is the only disease to be eradicated through sustained human effort. Many of these volunteers were women who defied social norms to save lives in India.
Global health researchers, funders and journals are not walking the talk on equity, diversity and inclusion.
The UN’s global health policy related to universal health coverage should be grounded in primary health care – with meaningful benchmarks to ensure patient participation.
High-income country experts and institutions are valued more than expertise in low- and middle-income countries.
A look at key data shows that the world is much better off today than ever before in history.
We cannot end TB with century-old technologies and poor quality care. It is time to reinvent the way we are managing TB, and overcome our collective failures of the imagination.
International outbreaks of the almost-forgotten disease diphtheria and pockets of low immunisation coverage put Australians at risk of catching the disease.
South Africa must ensure that healthcare workers understand the importance of nutrition and that they transfer the correct messages to caregivers.
The response to the latest ebola outbreak in the DRC has been rapid, well coordinated and well resourced.
World TB Day will be observed March 24, with the good news that deaths from tuberculosis are declining. But a trend toward confining those with TB threatens to stall advances.
A cure for many tropical diseases was discovered 30 years ago this month. The drug is donated by its manufacturer. Why are we still dealing with neglected tropical diseases?
Enshrining the need for planning healthy built environments in legislation will help ensure the fundamental role planners have to play in facilitating healthy lifestyles.
Almost one-third of human disease requires surgery, but most of those people who need surgery are not getting it. Here’s why we need to make surgery more accessible.
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University
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Visiting Fellow at Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor and Chief Health Officer - COVID and Health Emergencies, Burnet Institute
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University
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Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Director, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University
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Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Tasmania
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Research Director, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University
