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Better health begins with ideas
Editors' Note Last Friday, the U.S. government sent an official written notice of its intention to withdraw from the World Health Organization. "The real victims will be the children, parents, and grandparents in countless communities vulnerable to new and recurring communicable diseases," write Chelsea Clinton, Eric Friedman, Lawrence O. Gostin, and Devi Sridhar in their essay "Why the WHO." Sunday was World No Tobacco Day, themed this year on protecting youth from industry manipulation. José Luis Castro and Dina Mired describe Big Tobacco's attempt to rebrand itself in response to the coronavirus pandemic, hoping to obscure the grave threat that its flavored products and unsavory marketing tactics pose to public health. Other contributors wrote about surging rates of gender-based violence due to the coronavirus pandemic, partially successful measures to make the global health field more inclusive, and challenges in conveying statistical uncertainty when modeling a pandemic. If those stories interest you, please share our site with someone. —Thomas J. Bollyky and Jason Socrates Bardi, Editors
This Week's Highlights
Why the WHO? by Chelsea Clinton, Eric Friedman, Lawrence O. Gostin, and Devi Sridhar The World Health Organization is essential to convening scientific experts and the world's best thinking on COVID-19
COVID-19 and Tobacco: Unmasking the Smoke Screen by José Luis Castro and Dina Mired As with the coronavirus pandemic, there is a false dichotomy between public health and the economy when it comes to Big Tobacco
Silenced Voices in Global Health by Katri Bertram, Ngozi Erondu, and Madhukar Pai The field has come a long way from its colonial past, but global health still falls short of being diverse and inclusive
Stat of the Week
1 in 3 One in three women—some 1.3 billion women and girls worldwide—experiences gender-based violence over her lifetime
Recommended Feature
Dual Pandemics: Coronavirus and Gender-Based Violence by Karen Sherman Women and girls are bearing the brunt of COVID-19—lessons from Rwanda for a post-pandemic world
More of the Latest
Uncertainty and the COVID-19 Pandemic by Abraham D. Flaxman and Kevin O'Rourke Understanding and embracing statistical uncertainty to get the most out of forecasts
What We're Reading COVID-19 Significantly Impacts Health Services for Noncommunicable Diseases (WHO) China Delayed Releasing Coronavirus Info, Frustrating WHO (AP) Lockdown Poses New Challenges for Cancer Care in India (The Lancet) COVID-19 Module Data Dashboard – Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Pathway (CDC) Trump's Foreign Policy Doctrine? The Withdrawal Doctrine. (CFR)
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Chelsea Clinton on WHO, Princess Dina Mired on Big Tobacco, gender-based violence, diversity/inclusion efforts, mathematical uncertainty, and more this week in Think Global Health
June 5, 2020
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