global health

May 17, 20205 min read

Community and Solidarity in the Age of Coronavirus

More than any other recent global health crises, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to embrace a new sense of global...

Oct 1, 20192 min read

Local knowledge is invaluable for infectious disease preparedness and response in Africa

A new book by Genomics4S Research Fellow Dr. Samuel Ujewe and colleagues scrutinizes the socio-cultural dimensions of emerging infectious...

Apr 4, 20193 min read

The Rise in Measles Outbreaks Prompts us to Take Communitarian Values Seriously

Child vaccination is not a matter of personal choice or preference; it is a parental responsibility for protecting all children in the...

Mar 7, 20194 min read

The world is coming one-step closer to the release of gene drive mosquitoes into the environment

Gene drive mosquitoes could end malaria, but many believe they are the making of a modern day Jurassic Park. Recent news about...

Feb 19, 20194 min read

Vaccine hesitancy becomes a top global health threat

The anti-vaccination movement has succeeded in creating a new global health emergency right alongside the existing threats of influenza...

Oct 18, 20184 min read

Genomics and Public Engagement in the Global South: Echoes from the 2018 World Health Summit

Blog post by Samuel J Ujewe, PhD Africa is about to become a testing ground for recent innovations in genomic medicine, yet the voices...

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