The Global Health Paradox
Habib Benzian, Sudeshni Naidoo, Carolina Hommes, EUGENIO BELTRANSlow, reflective writing on the tensions and contradictions that shape global health and the systems behind it.
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The Pose of Poverty
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It is one of the most familiar photographs in humanitarian communication. A family stands beside sacks of rice, blankets or cooking oil. An aid worker faces the camera. The donated goods are arranged prominently, often wit...
What Took Germany So Long?
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Between 2015 and 2021, the average sugar content of soft drinks sold in Germany fell by 2%. In the United Kingdom, it fell by 29%.
The two countries had started from almost exactly the same level. In 2018, Britain brought...
When WHO Has to Explain Why It Exists
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, 19 May 2026 during the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva © WHO / Antoine Tardy
“Diseases don’t stop at borders.”
This is how the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO...
What Health Research Calls Curiosity
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In February this year, a Nature editorial defended “curiosity-driven research” against governments seeking clearer alignment between public research funding and political priorities. Its warning was reasonable: if science...
What Global Health Chooses to Cool
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Global health has spent many decades learning to control temperature. Vaccines, medicines, blood and diagnostic materials move within prescribed limits. Equipment is tested, temperatures are logged, backup power is arrange...
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Global health researcher and adviser working across science, systems, equity, governance, and implementation, with experience in ministries, universities, and global agencies.
Dental public health specialist whose work spans oral health, ethics, and health systems reform across Africa and globally. My interest is in how global health frameworks shape the visibility, responsibility, and political possibility of oral health.
Yours, truly
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