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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · Jul 3

Choose PLOS Global Public Health and support a mission to make research of the highest methodological and ethical rigor openly available to those who depend on it. Together we can tackle urgent crises and advance health equity in all regions of the world.

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 1d

NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health from Ellen Brooks-Pollock and @leondanon.bsky.social at @bristoluni.bsky.social:

Targeted vaccination is effective for mpox clade Ib in England despite increased household transmission: Predictions from a modelling study

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Targeted vaccination is effective for mpox clade Ib in England despite increased household transmission: Predictions from a modelling study

Mpox is an emerging infectious disease with increasing global relevance. In 2024, a new clade, mpox clade Ib, was associated with high household attack rates and case fatality, raising concerns about ...

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PLOS Mental Health @plosmentalhealth.org · 2d

This #WorldMentalHealthDay we focus on service access in times of crisis.

We highlight content from our journal and across @plos.org (@plosglobalpublichealth.org and PLOS Medicine), which aims to improve well-being in the face of mass trauma

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World Mental Health Day 2025: Access to Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies - Speaking of Medicine and Health

This year, the theme for World Mental Health Day is ‘access to services – mental health in catastrophes and emergencies’. Supporting those…

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.bsky.social · 2d

Folic acid is essential for developing healthy RBCs & preventing anaemia, particularly during pregnancy and infancy.
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Inconsistent & often low, the uptake of iron and folic acid (IFA) during pregnancy remains a global challenge,

Uptake of iron and folic acid supplements among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Anemia in pregnancy is a public health concern globally with the highest prevalence observed in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Tanzania is no exception. Iron and folic acid supplements (IFAS...

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 1d

NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health:

Assessing the availability and scope of routine data on post-pregnancy family planning: A cross-sectional review of registers and reporting tools in 18 low- and middle-income countries

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 9d

NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health:

A generic model of life satisfaction: The case study of parkrun

By Steve Haake, Andy Hext, and Charlotte Benkowitz from @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social

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A generic model of life satisfaction: The case study of parkrun

Parkrun is a free, weekly, timed 5 km run or walk with the aim of creating ‘a healthier, happier planet’. The aim of this study is to use a survey of parkrun to create a model of life satisfaction tha...

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 9d

New Opinion in PLOS Global Public Health:

“You can’t see what you’ve never had to live”—Cultivating imagination and solution spaces in global health and development

By Safieh Shah, @madhupai.bsky.social et al

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MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · 15d

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The participatory nature of planetary health requires dynamic methods to better understand exposures. Citizen science can help co-produce community-relevant evidence, but its use in LMIC cities for planetary health hasn't been fully explored.

Published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 11d

“You can’t see what you’ve never had to live”—Cultivating imagination and solution spaces in global health and development

Please read our new paper in @plosglobalpublichealth.org

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 10d

📢 "Invasive #mosquito surveillance in the #UnitedKingdom 2020 to 2024: First detection of #Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK and further detection of Aedes albopictus 🦟" by Colin Johnston et al. @ukhsa.bsky.social published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org

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MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · 15d

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Potential of citizen science to advance urban planetary health research in low & middle-income countries: A scoping review, highlights the need for greater diversity of funding sources & for alignment of research priorities with contextual realities in the Global South

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 17d

Link to the article, just published today:

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Continuing to be cautious: Japanese contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association with public health recommendations

Despite implementing no lockdowns and having a large elderly population, Japan had a low mortality rate due to COVID-19 compared to Europe and North America. The extent to which policies impacted pers...

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 17d

NEW on our blog:

Behind the paper: Japanese Contact Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Behind the paper: Japanese Contact Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this post, we talk to the authors of the recently published paper, Continuing to be cautious: Japanese Contact Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Association with Public Health Recomme...

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Taryn Smith, PhD @tarynsmith.bsky.social · 17d

Published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org we find several maternal capabilities for care are integral for the #NurturingCare of children & this varies by context. Interventions promoting nurturing care should aim to strengthen multiple maternal capabilities.
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Associations between maternal capabilities for care and nurturing care behaviours among mother-child dyads in Malawi and South Africa

Adequate nurturing care behaviours, including feeding practices, health-seeking and psychosocial stimulation, are crucial for the optimal health, growth and development of young children. However, sev...

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 19d

NEW Review article published today in PLOS Global Public Health:

TB stigma in India: A narrative review of types of stigma, gender differences, and potential interventions

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TB stigma in India: A narrative review of types of stigma, gender differences, and potential interventions

In India, persons with tuberculosis (PWTB) and their households experience significant disease-related stigma. The objective of this narrative review was to conduct a review of existing literature rel...

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Sophie Harman @profsophieharman.bsky.social · 19d

Can the New Public Health Order deliver for Africa in a post-Trump world?

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The Trump Administration’s ‘earthquake’ is why we need the New Public Health Order

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PLOS @plos.org · 23d

The rise of AI is reshaping how we think, write, and review science. This #PeerReviewWeek, we’re asking how do we preserve trust and transparency in a system that’s rapidly evolving?

🔗 Read our latest blog: plos.io/46d8BI9

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#OpenScience #PRW2025

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PLOS @plos.org · 23d

We have submitted a response to the National Institutes of Health's Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs. We believe that equitable access to publishing is essential to advancing open science.

🔗 Read our full response here: plos.io/4n9MEzF

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 26d

We are currently recruiting experts to serve as Academic Editors in Dr. Masvawure's section, Social, Behavioral, and Qualitative Research. If you have experience in this kind of work, you can apply for our Board here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8328734/h...

PGPH Recruitment Web Intake Form

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 26d

In our new blog series, we catch up with one of the members of our Editorial Board, Academic Editor @Tsitsi Masvawure. She shares a bit about her research, her work on the journal, and some fantastic tips for authors to improve their work.

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PLOS Global Public Health Editor Spotlight: Tsitsi Masvawure - Speaking of Medicine and Health

Tsitsi Masvawure is a medical anthropologist, global health researcher and feminist scholar, whose research focuses on issues of gender, sexuality and health…

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karim @sariahmed.bsky.social · Sep 11

Our work on the mental health of health workers in Gaza is now out in @plosglobalpublichealth.org. The findings are not surprising - health workers were being terrorized from the beginning of the genocide (data from December 2023- Jan 2024 peer review is slow).
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Displacement, personal loss, and psychological strain among physicians and nurses working in Gaza, 2023–2024

On January 26th 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recognized plausible grounds for genocide being committed in Gaza by Israel. A hallmark of the violence has been unprecedented attacks on...

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TAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · Sep 11

A deadly equation: The global toll of US #TB funding cuts journals.plos.org/globalpublic... (open access) @plosglobalpublichealth.org

A deadly equation: The global toll of US TB funding cuts

The recent withdrawal of U.S. financial support threatens essential TB service delivery, including diagnostics, treatment, TB-HIV co-infection interventions and research initiatives critical to eradic...

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.bsky.social · Sep 12

Studies show strong correlations between built environment #viralload in high-traffic settings and hospitalisations. #SARSCoV2 🦠 is not only airborne, but also on surfaces & in wastewater. PPE (😷,🧴ect )💉 must be used.
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City-wide built environment SARS-CoV-2 detection for COVID-19 surveillance

Built environment surveillance has shown promise for monitoring COVID-19 burden at granular geographic scales, but its utility for surveillance across larger areas and populations is unknown. Our stud...

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Amit Chandra, MD @amitchandramd.bsky.social · 29d

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❌ Foreign assistance -> unchecked outbreaks that endanger friends overseas and family here at home.

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#MedSky #GlobalHealth #USAIDForever

TB is the No. 1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

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Tom Wingfield @tomwingfield.bsky.social · 29d

💡 TB's impact doesn’t just end with treatment: nor should cost-effectiveness analysis. New @lstmnews.bsky.social led multi-country modelling study @plosglobalpublichealth.org shows excluding patient costs or post-TB impact underestimates intervention cost-effectivenes & benefit.
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Katherine Horton @kchorton.bsky.social · 27d

Fantastic work from @aschwalbc.bsky.social now out in @plosglobalpublichealth.org. Check out his thread below for more details!

Alvaro Schwalb @aschwalbc.bsky.social · Sep 11

Our work on modelling population-wide screening in Viet Nam is now available in PLOS Global Public Health! tinyurl.com/3ymhuj5s

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