Global Health
April 24, 2021

Ethical Controversies of HIV Research

75 million people have been infected with HIV, and 32 million have died globally. The WHO African region is the most severely affected, with 1 of every 25 persons living…
Global Health
February 14, 2021

Policing: How it started vs. How its going

In today’s society, law enforcement is second nature; it is hard to imagine life without it. However, the police force has not always existed and started in the US for…
Global Health
December 22, 2020

What’s up with all of this Quarantining?

Quarantine is a strategy used worldwide to stop the spread of COVID-19. As the pandemic progresses let's make sure we truly understand what Quarantine is, why it is a public…
Global Health
November 20, 2020

How is COVID-19 Impacting the Justice System?

COVID-19, a global pandemic, has taken an unprepared United States by storm. Of particular concern are areas of dense populations, such as the prisons and jail populations, as the spread…
Global Health
August 12, 2020

Global Attention is on COVID-19, but what about Noncommunicable Diseases?

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) currently contribute more to global mortality than all other(1) causes combined. NCDs disproportionately affect people in LMICs as more than three (2,3) quarters of deaths by NCDs…
Global Health
July 6, 2020

The United Nations brings Cholera into Haiti and Fail to Take Responsibility

In January 2010, an earthquake struck Haiti killing 230, 000 people. In response, the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed resolutions increasing the number of MINUSTAH (an existing Stabilization Mission…
Global Health
June 25, 2020

Ethical Challenges for the Responsible Conduct of Health Research Using Social Media in Africa

Everyone has cellphones! The explosive growth of mobile phone ownership and social media use in Africa has created new modes of communication, education, information sharing, and opportunities for research. Of…
Global Health
June 17, 2020

The US Prison System: Making the case for mandating program evaluation

Global Health
June 17, 2020

Vaccine Hesitancy Receives Global Attention

Guardians want what is best for their families, yet some are putting their children at risk. Children are in danger of contracting infectious diseases without vaccinations. This is vaccine hesitancy,…