Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
It doesn’t take much for the global public health community to be reminded that sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes are unpopular with a very strong and well-connected opposition. Recent examples include the pre-emption policy signed
Antimicrobial resistance is a longstanding but increasingly urgent threat to global health. Even as the first life-saving antimicrobial medicines were developed, scientists knew that resistant microbes posed a threat. For many years the development of
The first project I ever did on food policy – 20 years ago now – was on food poverty in the UK. Since then, food banks have become institutionialised as the prevalence of food insecurity
0000-0002-1767-4576We should be proud of our efforts in Australia, but we can’t become complacent as Big Tobacco continues to sell trillions of cigarettes globally, and other industries adopt their tactics. ONE could easily be
Late last month, you could not ignore the chants of “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” to the tune of the White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nations Army’ as it echoed around the fields of Glastonbury. Regardless of your
0000-0002-1767-4576The line at the convenience store is three people deep. Standing in front of me is a 40-something man with a bottle of cola and a newspaper. In front of him, a mother paying her
0000-0002-1767-4576This week the World Health Organization in Geneva released two new policy briefs focused on the double burden of malnutrition and double-duty actions for nutrition. Defined as the coexistence of undernutrition along with overweight, obesity
The global health community recently descended on Washington DC for the discipline’s annual conference held under the capable auspices of the ‘Consortium of Universities for Global Health’. Many of the session topics, satellite sessions, and
0000-0002-1767-4576When it comes to obesity in Australia, the statistics are alarming – and generally getting worse. The national prevalence of obesity has increased significantly over the past few decades. Roughly three in ten Australian adults
This week on PLOS Translational Global Health, Dr Mats Junek and the team from NCDFREE explore Mexico’s success with progressive, fiscal food policies – and how in public health, it is the brave who lead us
0000-0002-1767-4576This week, as Rio wraps up and the world looks towards Tokyo, Ali Jones from The George Institute for Global Health, along with Dr Sandro Demaio and Dr Phillip Baker, explore the recent concerning realities of junk