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Global Health Justice

Category: Framing Global Health

This section takes on issues with practitioners’ orientation to global health research and practice. Global health practitioners are positioned to impact health both positively or negatively. The ‘helping’ orientation of our field does not preclude us from causing considerable global harm, yet our self-righteousness often prevents us from recognizing the global harms we cause. Too often in global health, we use the nobility of our mission in defense of our less-than-noble practice. In Framing Global Health we present critiques and recommendations to improve how the important work of global health is done.

Wake Up Call for and from the Global South

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The withdrawal of U.S. foreign aid since the sudden freeze in January 2025 has underscored the need for a paradigm shift in global health, particularly in Africa, where communities have long been depicted as passive recipients of foreign assistance. Many people in Africa have played a crucial role in advancing HIV treatment, from early studies on antiretroviral therapy to recent innovations in long-acting injectable drugs for prevention. Despite their contributions, they are often the last to benefit from these advancements….

Global Health Catastrophe from 2025 U.S. Foreign Budget Freeze

Post categories: Framing Global Health Reimagining Aid
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The Trump administration’s 90-day freeze in January-March 2025 on U.S. foreign aid has blocked billions of dollars in funding for global health initiatives, including contraceptives, climate justice, HIV, and TB. The U.S. allocated $63.1 billion for foreign assistance in Fiscal Year 2024, with $10.5 billion for humanitarian aid and $4.1 billion for global health efforts. The freeze disrupted the continuity of essential health services, placing vulnerable populations at risk. Impacts on African Countries The freeze on U.S. foreign aid has…

Climate mortality: From rural Indian Women to Seattle’s homeless men

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The climate crisis creates a tragic reality across the globe: women in India are succumbing to extreme heat, while homeless individuals, predominantly men, in Seattle are dying from extreme cold. Rohini Krishnamurthy, in the Indian Down to Earth magazine, sheds light on a troubling gender disparity in India coping with extreme temperatures. Since 2005, there has been a concerning rise in heat-related deaths among women, highlighting their heightened vulnerability compared to men. Despite efforts to analyze available data, the lack…