The Global Burden of HIV/ AIDs
HIV/AIDS has proven to be a growing epidemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 33.2 million people had been diagnosed as...
Abby Mccann
May 1, 20193 min read
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Trachoma: the Blinding Disease
Trachoma, a contagious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. The...
Theodora Catrina
Apr 10, 20192 min read
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How Distributive Discrepancies Drive the AIDS Pandemic
HIV/AIDS is a global health issue that has seen differential health outcomes in various regions of the world relative to the...
Zekiel Factor
Mar 21, 20193 min read
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Why Should We Research Malaria?
Stemming from Plasmodium parasites that are spread to humans through the bites of female mosquitoes, also known as ‘malaria vectors’, 3.2...
Emily Barnes
Mar 19, 20182 min read
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When Profit Becomes the Problem
Pharmaceutical industries have a prerogative to make profit. Ideally, to do so, pharmaceutical organizations have to have a low cost of...
Grace Awosogba
Nov 28, 20172 min read
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What is the Impact of Global Health Funding on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)?
The Global Health Impact (GHI) organization works to raise stakeholders’ (pharmaceutical and biotech industries, non-profits,...
Grace Awosogba
Nov 10, 20173 min read
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High Level Panel on Access to Medicines: What is it and what does it recommend?
Lack of access to medicines affects persons like Oumar, a young man in Mali suffering from Lymphatic filariasis. Oumar started...
Grace Awosogba
Oct 12, 20173 min read
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Tuberculosis: The Modern Disease
For many people, the word “tuberculosis” rings up thoughts of the past. The days of coughing and fever have been long gone, thanks to the...
Robin Baumeister
Apr 18, 20172 min read
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The Future of the Zika Virus
In 2015, the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil alarmed the global health proponents due to its dangerous consequences on developing fetuses...
Yoon Ji Jung
Apr 11, 20172 min read
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The Need to Focus on HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness
Tuesday, February 14th, may be known to many in the world as Valentine’s Day, but a lesser known fact is that it is also Black HIV/AIDS...
Gregoire de Tournemire
Mar 1, 20172 min read
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