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Luchuo Engelbert Bain
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Global public health, implementation science, and empirical bioethics. Convener of Global Health Otherwise, authentic - disruptive science thinker - communicator.
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Setting research priorities for sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings: a global, stakeholder-informed agenda - Conflict and Health
Background Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) remain critically underfunded and underresearched in humanitarian settings. Existing global research agendas are outdated, lack an implement...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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2026-27 GSK Scholarships for Future Health Leaders | LSHTM
Three scholarships are offered to support the training and development of the next generation of leaders in global health, and strengthen the capacity of health systems and health-related research in
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January 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Unlocking potential: Development finance reforms needed to support localized health product manufacturing
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January 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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Why do cesarean delivery rates persistently rise despite evidence-based efforts to reduce them?
Globally, cesarean delivery rates have increased steadily over the past 3 decades, beyond medically indicated limits. Research in the area tends to an…
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January 6, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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Social science contributions to the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
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January 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Managing public health programmes in Africa: guidance for new leaders
This guide to managing public health programmes in Africa is timely. It comes when the region is not only re-organizing, but re-thinking how to ensure that we reach the targets of the Sustainable Deve...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Conference equity in global health: a systematic review of factors impacting LMIC representation at global health conferences
Introduction Global health conferences are important platforms for knowledge exchange, decision-making and personal and professional growth for attendees. Neocolonial patterns in global health at larg...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Co-creators, not bystanders: Advancing meaningful youth engagement in antimicrobial resistance response in Africa
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical and escalating global health threat, with sub-Saharan Africa bearing one of the highest burdens. Despite young people comprising nearly 70% of the region’s...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Ranking the most efficient HPV vaccination strategies in low-income and lower-middle income countries
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December 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Equitable intelligence for Africa: strengthening global health artificial intelligence (AI) governance
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping global health at unprecedented speed, yet the principle of equity, long central to global health discourse, remains conceptually underdeveloped and operationa
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December 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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(Re-) considering success in implementation science: experiences amid a co-designed mHealth intervention in rural Uganda
To bolster equity and collaboration in global health, implementation science has to engage with competing ideas of implementation success and how these ideas manifest across stakeholder groups and pro...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Performative Scholarship and the Illusion of Decolonization in Global Health: A Critique
Decolonization Without Reform: A Critical Appraisal of Global Health Scholarship By Luchuo Engelbert Bain , MD, PhD The call to decolonize global health has gained global momentum, yet the movement (i...
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December 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Global Health Otherwise Celebrates Seye Abimbola’s Promotion to the Rank of Full Professor - GHO
The Professor in the ProfessorLuchuo Engelbert Bain, MD, PhDConvener, Global Health Otherwise. In an era where academic titles are too often mistaken for intellectual authority, global health must pau...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Universal health coverage: necessary, but not enough
Universal health coverage (UHC) rests on a simple idea: every person, everywhere, should be able to access the health services they need without fear of financial ruin. Across history, societies have ...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Commonly cited approaches to reducing health inequalities: a call for more clarity around their definition and underlying assumptions
Addressing health inequalities is an international priority. Various approaches have gained popularity in the academic literature and policy-making documents. However, there has been a lack of progres...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Global health after USAID cuts
On July 1, 2025, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was officially terminated by the second Trump administration. The move prompted widespread condemnation and panic, thoug...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Restoring Confidence in Public Health | NEJM
A confluence of interrelated factors has put past progress in public health at serious risk in the United States. How did we get here, and what can public health professionals do about it?
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December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Postdoctoral Researcher Implementation Science / Global Health
Interested in the complexity of global health challenges and how to address them from a implementation science/health systems perspective? The UMC Utrecht offers a vacancy for an postdoctoral research...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The Trump presidency: Cascading global shocks on global health
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November 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Will African nations lose their leverage in an ‘America first’ health plan?
Public health experts expressed concern that African governments are losing their collective bargaining power with the ‘America First’ approach to global health.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Will global health survive its decolonisation?
There are growing calls to decolonise global health. This process is only just beginning. But what would success look like? Will global health survive its decolonisation? This is a question that fills...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Reclaiming Africa’s Health Future: Kenya leads the shift from dependency to determination
As donor funding for health continues to shrink across Africa, Kenya is reimagining its path toward a more self-reliant future. The conversation is shifting
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November 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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How can middle-income countries successfully transition away from international health aid?
Pertinent to recent international health aid cuts, this Perspective discusses how middle-income countries can prepare and succeed in transitioning away from external aid, highlighting three factors im...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Beware the financialization of the global health industry
Beware of financialization when it is code for “money making money on health,” S.L. Erikson warns.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM