Global Health Unfiltered Blog
A Shot Every Six Months That Prevents HIV. Africa Is First In Line — But Can It Last?
Despite all the caveats, what is happening right now across southern and eastern Africa is genuinely remarkable. For the first time in the history of HIV drug development, a prevention injectable is arriving in Africa the same year it was approved in the United States.
How Zimbabwe Walked Away from a $367 Million U.S. Health Deal
How Guinea-Bissau Shut Down a Deeply Controversial U.S.-Funded Vaccine Trial
"It's not going to happen, period," Guinea-Bissau's Foreign Minister Joao Bernardo Vieira told Reuters. That blunt declaration ended one of the most ethically fraught episodes in recent global health research.
Small Bodies, Big Differences: A Neglected Principle in Paediatric Medicine
Paediatric care demands humility, precision, patience, and respect for biological difference.
For many children, safety depends entirely on the vigilance of the adults entrusted with their care.
America First, African Health
Under the banner of the America First Global Health Strategy, the Trump administration signed a series of bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with more than a dozen African governments. This article analyzes those agreements and why they have ignited fierce debate from Nairobi to Geneva.
On the Margins of Europe: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Self-Harm Among Unaccompanied Minors in Ceuta, Spain
Across Spain, street-involved migrant minors are systematically excluded from schools, youth centers, and community spaces. This exclusion - compounded by Islamophobia and racism - erodes protective factors, blocks recovery, and drives harmful coping.
India’s Nutrition Crisis, Explained
During this period, India’s food and health landscape has been critically reshaped by the forces of globalisation, urbanisation, and the pervasiveness of social-media–driven food marketing—which, together with the rise of platform-based food delivery, has radically altered how Indians access, and consume food across the country.
One Health Starts in Our Communities: Why Veterinary Clinics Matter More Than We Think
We don’t need to wait for September 28 — World Rabies Day — to prove our commitment to ending rabies.
Each bite avoided, each dog vaccinated, and each child educated is a quiet victory for One Health.
Invisible Barriers: Informal Costs, Staffing, and Quality in Maternal Care
On paper, maternity services in many hospitals are free. Yet women often discover that “free” care comes with small, unofficial expenses: payments for gloves, contributions toward generator fuel during emergencies, or small tokens to ensure timely attention from overstretched staff. For families with limited means, these costs can delay care or create barriers to accessing services.
Africa’s Future Healers Must Not Just Survive; They Must Blossom!
When the curtains drew on the Blossom Conference 2025, one could sense that something transformative had occurred. The auditorium was filled not only with anticipation but equally with a renewed sense of vision and vitality among Ghana’s next generation of healthcare professionals.
Hypertension is Ghana's Silent Killer and We Must Face It Head On
Faith is profoundly woven into the Ghanaian identity, offering comfort and strength. But in the case of hypertension, faith and medicine must learn to collaborate, not collide.
When Guidelines Don’t Fit: The Hidden Cost of Copy-Paste Medicine in Low-Resource Hospitals
When protocols designed for well-resourced environments are copied into wards that lack staff, equipment, or essential drugs, the result is not safety but paralysis. On paper, everything looks compliant, but on the ground, the system bends under unrealistic expectations.
Why America’s New Global Health Strategy Should Inspire the World
The America First strategy is both a warning and an opportunity. It promises accountability, efficiency, and data-driven progress but it also risks deepening the gap between what gets measured and what truly matters for people’s lives. For countries like mine, the path forward is clear: ramp up domestic financing, strengthen local pharmaceutical manufacturing, and invest in engaging health education implementation so fewer people need treatment in the first place.
Betty’s Story and the Need for Emergency Surgical Care in Ghana
Betty’s story serves as a poignant reminder of the urgent need for comprehensive and accessible emergency surgical care in Ghana. Through this op-ed I want to make sure that no promising lives are lost due to our inadequate emergency system.
Nigeria Launches Africa's Largest Vaccination Campaign
Historic Initiative Aims to Protect 106 Million Children Against Deadly Diseases
If Access to Health Care Is a Human Right, Why Isn’t Breast Reconstruction?
So what message do we send when mastectomy is covered but reconstruction is not? That survival matters, but dignity does not? That women are human enough to live, but not human enough to heal fully?
If access to care is a right, then access to complete care is the standard. Let’s meet it.
What Use Is Survival If We Abandon Patients to a Lifetime of Disability?
As a medical student in Ghana, I have seen children rushed in with severe burns, their families traveling hours from rural areas only to be told there is no bed in the specialized burn unit.
Even when a patient finds a bed, the reality can be grim. Overcrowded wards, limited sterile supplies, and inadequate hygiene practices sometimes cause more harm than good
From the Philippines to Australia: Lessons from a Global Health Fellowship in a HIC-LMIC Partnership
Global health partnerships are crucial. They streamline efforts in the health sector, achieving improvements no single organization could manage alone. Such collaborations significantly contribute to developing research capacity and enhancing the production and use of evidence to advance global health equity.
Charting a New Course: Korle-Bu, Florida, and the Future of Thoracic Surgery in Ghana
As a respiratory therapist with a strong inclination towards cardiopulmonary medicine, I have always been drawn to the complexities of cardiothoracic surgery. However, my journey, like the history of cardiothoracic surgery in Ghana, has not been without its share of doubts and doubters.
Ethiopia Didn't Meet its Trachoma Goal by 2020. Now What?
For those living in southern rural regions of Ethiopia, experiencing excruciating eye pain, resorting to plucking out eyelashes as a means of temporary relief, traveling for kilometers often on foot, and even being sent home with nothing but eyedrops is not the exception of what treatment for trachoma looks like but the norm.