This is the first of a new series of blogs in which PLOS Mental Health explores personal mental health journeys globally. A…
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Mental Health Journeys in Mental Health
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Global Health Closing diagnostic gaps to achieve parity in women’s healthcare
By guest contributor Dr Soumya Swaminathan Women and girls account for 50% of the population. Despite this, health systems are ill-equipped to…
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Meet Your Editor Meet the Editors of PLOS Mental Health
We sat down with some of our recently appointed PLOS Mental Health Academic Editors and Section Editors to share their thoughts and…
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Global Health A New “Vital Sign” — Patient Narratives as a Routine Part of Health Care Encounters
By guest contributors Jennifer E. Geller BS, Gloria A Bachmann MD Narrative Medicine has been a well-documented tool used in undergraduate medical…
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Global Health Highlighting the Plight of Afghan Women: A call to action
By guest contributors Mohammad Yasir Essar, Brianne O’Sullivan, and Yalda Ghulam On March 8th, the world commemorates International Women’s Day. This day signifies…
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Global Health The State of the World for women in health: Pushing back under the weight of unsustainable burdens
Dr Roopa Dhatt, Executive Director and co-founder of Women in Global Health As we enter the fourth year since the start of…
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Global Health It’s All About Power – Young Global Health Professionals Reflect on PMAC 2024
By guest contributors Pauline Marie P. Tiangco, Kent Tristan L. Esteban, Alfredo Lorenzo R. Sablay & Kirchelle Ann Mae E. Nodado We…
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Global Health Eating disorders don’t discriminate in terms of gender
By guest contributors Olivia Feng, Jessica Gosselin, Swetha Rajah An estimated one million Canadians suffer from eating disorders. Eating disorders are perceived…
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Global Health Walking the line – Regulations and the tenets of outbreak clinical research
By guest contributors Piero Olliaro and Josephine Bourner Outbreak clinical research presents special challenges, the most pressing one being speed. Long-lasting pandemics…
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Global Health Gender parity in Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health: a path to equality and an example for other government institutions
By guest contributors Matea Cañizares and Zahra Zeinali The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has recently published a report on its gender parity…
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Global Health Centering Health in a Just Transition – Paving Way for Health-based Climate Actions in Global Climate Negotiations
By guest contributors Shweta Narayan and Laalitha Surapaneni As the dust settles on the outcomes of the recently held international climate negotiations…
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Global Health The quest for Africa’s diagnostic self-sufficiency
By guest contributor Zibusiso Ndlovu Despite the undeniable public health progress in recent decades, the African continent continues to face significant health…