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Julia Robinson
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Executive Editor, PLOS Global Public Health (@plosgph.bsky.social). Parent, activist, feminist, reader, runner, quilter, outside-goer. Pronouns she/her.
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Julia Robinson @juliarobinson.bsky.social · Nov 11
Here as the Executive Editor of PLOS Global Public Health, but moreso as a human (who lives in North Texas 😬) concerned about the world and hoping to contribute to making it a better place.
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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
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Congratulations to this amazing @plosglobalpublichealth.org all-female executive leadership team:

Dr. Manuella de Allegri
Dr. @juliarobinson.bsky.social
Dr. @ckyobutungi.bsky.social .
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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
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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BIG NEWS! Really looking forward to writing this next chapter of @plosglobalpublichealth.org with so many passionate, dedicated, tireless and brilliant colleagues!
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📣 We are thrilled to welcome our new co-Editor-in-Chief, Prof Manuela de Allegri, to the PLOS GPH family! She joins founding Editor-in-Chief Catherine Kyobutungi as we advance our mission to amplify diverse voices and drive evidence-based action for health equity worldwide.

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November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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📣 Check out our fearless Editor in Chief, @ckyobutungi.bsky.social, talking about all things @plosglobalpublichealth.org 🌍
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Meet Catherine Kyobutungi (@ckyobutungi.bsky.social), Co-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Global Public Health, and discover a journal redefining #GlobalHealth research through equity, inclusion, and collaboration - and why it matters now more than ever.

📽️ Watch the interview: plos.io/4osstx3
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October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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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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October 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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I'm a big believer in marking all the milestones, and today is a pretty good one. 😊
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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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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October 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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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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September 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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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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August 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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"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
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...
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July 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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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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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.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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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
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June 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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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

Pls share our new paper & Call to Action
Gender pay gaps and inequity at science publishers
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June 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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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!
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June 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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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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Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions
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June 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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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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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.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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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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June 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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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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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...
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June 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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My latest in @plosglobalpublichealth.org

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It won’t end with COVID: Countering the next phase of American antivaccine activism 2025–29
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May 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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NEW research published in PLOS Global Public Health by Delaram Akhavein, @merusheel.bsky.social and @seyeabimbola.bsky.social

How health securitisation shapes health system priorities: A realist synthesis

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How health securitisation shapes health system priorities: A realist synthesis
Health securitisation – i.e., framing health issues as security issues or as threats– is growing in contemporary global health discourse. Given the power disparity between the actors who can frame a h...
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May 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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🚨A must read: This is a deep paper, one that aims to complicate assumptions about whose responsibility it is to “decolonize” Global Health and how different actors should go about it.

Just published today in @plosglobalpublichealth.org
May 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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A new study co-authored by OHT’s Eili Klein finds that stronger national action is linked to slower growth in #antibioticresistance, #AMR & antibiotic use.

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May 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🚨 Treat global health as global security. The US withdrawal threatens millions more HIV, malaria & TB deaths by 2025.

The Global Fund needs replenishment—and reform. Equal representation, fair funding, real partnerships. Time to act! @plosglobalpublichealth.org www.itg.be/en/health-st...
May 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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After 4 yrs, my time as an Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of @plosglobalpublichealth.org has ended

With a clear mission, intentionality, a diverse editorial team, and sustained effort, I now know we can create safe, diverse and inclusive spaces within global health journals
April 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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For who missed it. MSF article in @plosglobalpublichealth.org about the opportunities and the challenges we see in countries implementing ultraportable X-ray and computer-aided detection (CAD) for #tuberculosis
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Scanned: The global investments in computer-aided detection and ultraportable X-ray for tuberculosis
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April 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM