29/04/2019 Professor Guohua Li

The Jess Kraus Award is given each year to the authors of the best paper published in Injury Epidemiology. This Year’s winning paper exemplifies several criteria for the award, such as simplicity and clarity. In this guest blog, Editor-In-Chief Professor Guohua Li, chats with the lead author of the study, Dr Svetla Slavova on the importance of the paper.

25/04/2019 Dr. Ernest Tambo

For World Malaria Day we invited Dr. Ernest Tambo, Editorial Board member of Infectious Disease of Poverty to write about the importance of implementing a “Zero malaria starts with me” culture in malaria control programs.

05/04/2019 Zubin Cyrus Shroff & Krishna D Rao

Non-state providers of health services play a major role in the delivery of health care in many low- and middle-income countries. As universal health coverage has become a priority for the global health community, understanding the role of various non-state providers and how they contribute to reaching this goal is critical. A new collection in the International Journal for Equity in Health presents case studies from seven countries on engaging non-state providers towards universal health coverage. Here to discuss the importance of the research on this year’s World Health Day championing #HealthforAll, are Guest Editors, Zubin Cyrus Shroff and Krishna D Rao.

04/04/2019 Bex Chang

In a recent study, Professor Chen and colleagues found that type 1 diabetic mice secreted insulin following intermittent fasting. This suggests that fasting can influence metabolism, and is not just a means of reducing caloric intake.

04/04/2019 Krista Jarrell & Frankie Dickens

Think you’re up-to-date with the latest public health facts, figures, and recommendations? Test your acumen below and join us in raising public health awareness for populations everywhere during this year’s Public Health Weeks.