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Interview: DrGH Student Zahra Zeinali on Winning Young Professional Award for Her Work in Gender Equality in Health Policy and Systems

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Zahra Zeinali, MD, MPH, is a third-year student in the Doctor of Global Health Leadership and Practice (DrGH) program at the University of Washington. In November 2024, she was awarded the Societal Awards Young Professional Award by Health Systems Global and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research for her impact in advancing gender equality in health policy and systems research. In this interview, Zahra discusses with Ana Lucia Castillo, MD, a second-year Master of Public Health student in…

Olympics 2024: France Takes the Gold in Islamophobia

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As the curtains fall on the 2024 Paris Olympics, what should have been a celebration of global athleticism and unity is overshadowed by troubling undercurrents of Islamophobia and racism – major social determinants of health globally.  France, the host nation, stands accused of perpetuating Islamophobia in ways that challenge the very spirit of the Games. One of the most poignant examples of this was the experience of Iman Khelif, an Algerian boxer whose Olympic journey was marred by discriminatory practices….

Missionaries of Hate:  U.S. Christian Right Group Enflames Homophobia in Uganda

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Ugandan Dr. Frank Mugisha exposes the U.S. backers of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. He accuses American “conservative anti-gay activists” of fearmongering in Uganda that has led to its LGBTQ criminalization laws. He outlined how this happening when interviewed on the Rachel Maddow in May, 2023. https://glaad.org/rachel-maddow-traces-anti-lgbtq-legislation-uganda-activists-arizona/ Many people in the Global North were shocked by the inhumanity of Uganda’s new anti-homosexual law. It was well-reported internationally that on May 2 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act that…

Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

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¡Victoria! Wave High the Green Bandanas! Years of concerted action by reproductive rights activists in Mexico have just gained a huge win. “Today is the day of victory and justice for Mexican women!” declared Mexico’s National Institute for Women. “No woman or pregnant person, nor any health worker, will be able to be punished for abortion,” proclaimed the Information Group for Chosen Reproduction, GIRE, which filed the suit. The judgment means that the country’s federal public health service and any…