Julia Robinson

I was so excited when @nisreenalwan.bsky.social brought this important article to the journal - it resonates on so many levels. A powerful read for those of us working in clinical and public health.

Reflecting on 2025: Highlights from PLOS Global Public Health (Part 1) - Speaking of Medicine and Health By Julia Robinson, Executive Editor, PLOS Global Public Health There is no way to sugarcoat that 2025 was a year that dramatically…

“There is no way to sugarcoat that 2025 was a year that dramatically altered the field of global health.”

Executive Editor, @juliarobinson.bsky.social, reflects on the year and shares highlights from the research articles @plosglobalpublichealth.org published in 2025:

Reflecting on 2025: Highlights from PLOS Global Public Health (Part 2) Some of the editorial highlights from Research Articles published in PLOS Global Public Health in 2025.

PLOS GPH Executive Editor @juliarobinson.bsky.social reflects on highlights from the Research Articles the journal published in 2025:

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It was a total joy to reflect on the past year's worth of incredible thought leadership that the @plosglobalpublichealth.org community created. Here I reflect on (some of!) the Reviews, Essays, and Opinions that we published that made a huge impression on me. (A non-exhaustive list!)

Yes! I thought that there were captions already - I wonder if they got lost in the uploading. Our team is looking into it!

I love these videos by @plosglobalpublichealth.org's fearless co-Editor in Chief @ckyobutungi.bsky.social !

"While racism in health care services is increasingly well-researched, public health services and public health authorities (PHA) have been neglected as institutional contexts."

New research in @plosglobalpublichealth.org ➡️

A global health journal with an all-female executive leadership team! ✨

@plosglobalpublichealth.org continues to push the boundaries with today's announcement of Prof. Manuela De Allegri joining @ckyobutungi.bsky.social as a co-editor-in-chief & @juliarobinson.bsky.social as Exec Editor

Congratulations to this amazing @plosglobalpublichealth.org all-female executive leadership team:

Dr. Manuella de Allegri
Dr. @juliarobinson.bsky.social
Dr. @ckyobutungi.bsky.social .

BIG NEWS! Really looking forward to writing this next chapter of @plosglobalpublichealth.org with so many passionate, dedicated, tireless and brilliant colleagues!

📣 Check out our fearless Editor in Chief, @ckyobutungi.bsky.social, talking about all things @plosglobalpublichealth.org 🌍

NEW opinion in PLOS Global Public Health:

Reflections on mental health research in post-disaster settings

By Ahlke Kip, @gulsahkurt.bsky.social, Ceren Acartürk, Philip Hyland, Dana Churbaji, and @lassesander.bsky.social

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I'm a big believer in marking all the milestones, and today is a pretty good one. 😊

Are academic journals truly inclusive?

This a great chance to learn from editors like @ckyobutungi.bsky.social @plosglobalpublichealth.org & @briandavidearp.bsky.social

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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…

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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Explaining the risks of illness vs vaccine side effects

@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social offers this nice example of measles vaccines in @plosglobalpublichealth.org article [Artwork by Fahim Akbar]

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Community health workers’ counseling is based on a deficit model of behavior change Author summary In 2005, India started the ASHA program to help rural communities get better healthcare and health education access. While the program has improved health services, many do not follow m...

"The current research suggests that ASHAs should be trained in the science of belief revision and behavior change, which requires directly addressing the concerns and motivations of others, not just providing information." @micahgoldwater.bsky.social

New research highlights private health industry using marketing strategies similar to 'Big Tobacco' tactics New research highlights private health industry using marketing strategies similar to 'Big Tobacco' and unhealthy commodity industry tactics.

New research in @plosglobalpublichealth.org reveals private health industry using targeted social media advertising similar to 'Big Tobacco' tactics to shape public opinion.

Led by @kendrachow.bsky.social. Co-author LHGP @spidermaani.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social

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Gender pay gaps and inequity at science publishers

Did you know Elsevier, a leading scientific publisher and the publisher of The Lancet which this week has our article about the importance of DEIA on the cover, has the largest gender pay gap out of 8 major UK science organizations?

“Every science publisher pays men more than women…

Gender pay gaps and inequity at science publishers

The world's largest science publishers - which enjoy huge power & profits - consistently pay men more than women

We analysed 8 years of #genderpaygap data & contrast staggering pay inequities w/ the warm glow publishers often get for #EDI #genderequality

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Day 2 of 'Reimagining Global Health" continues w/ full steam! 🙏 to @seyeabimbola.bsky.social @thirushanaidu.bsky.social Stephanie Nixon, @ckyobutungi.bsky.social @juliarobinson.bsky.social Christine Ngaruiya for inspiring us all!
My journey of capturing the day in a 📸 goes on!
@madhupai.bsky.social

And submit YOUR original research to the journal today - we'd love to consider it! journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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They conclude by acknowledging that while we are indeed in impossible times, it is still possible for humanitarian organizations to uphold ethical principles and strive to safeguard the health and well-being of communities.

They focus on several pillars for ethical closure, including
1️⃣Preserving relationships and promoting fairness
2️⃣Being transparent and accountable
3️⃣Preventing harms
4️⃣Sustaining project gains and shifting towards localization

The authors team conduct research on ethics and closure of humanitarian projects and explore questions of what it means to ‘close well’ as humanitarian organizations end a project.

Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions

This is a really thoughtful piece we published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org, one that is always relevant, but perhaps never more than now:

Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions

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Reimagining Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) financing for Africa amid global funding crises To strengthen the AMR response, Africa should adopt locally driven strategies, reduce dependence on external funding and create a more resilient financing mechanism.

NEW on our blog from Sherin Paul and Mirfin Mpundu

Reimagining Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) financing for Africa amid global funding crises

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NEW research published in PLOS Global Public Health:

How does policy modelling work in practice? A global analysis on the use of epidemiological modelling in health crises

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Advancing gender equality in global health: What can we learn from successful gender integration across five UN agencies? The global nature of on-going crises – climate, economic, social, political – and their impact on health means more than ever a response supported via an effective multilateral system is needed. Not o...

NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health:

Advancing gender equality in global health: What can we learn from successful gender integration across five UN agencies?

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