raelel.bsky.social
@raelel.bsky.social
Feminist researcher in public health | Sexual Health | Social Science & Health | PhD Candidate
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Age-appropriate sex education is critical for young people’s health.

Evidence shows that young people are more likely to delay having sex, and if they do have sex, practice safer sex, when they are better informed about sexual health and their rights 👉 bit.ly/3MWpPyO #YouthDay
August 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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The crisis in Sudan is a health catastrophe that the world cannot afford to ignore. Yet, the global response has been gravely inadequate.

Our latest Editorial calls for sustained global commitment & attention to safeguard health in Sudan.

Read this & more in our new issue: tinyurl.com/m9nutk5w
August 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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𝗛𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘇 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Dismantling colonial legacies: Decolonising research and teaching at the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, London school of hygiene and tropical medicine
Despite a burgeoning discourse within the humanitarian health community regarding decolonisation, there remains lack of practical guidance for researchers seeking to decolonise their work. We conducte...
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July 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Must read essay @plosglobalpublichealth.org!

Opara & Elmi propose a "reorientation of Black maternal health discourse toward holistic, affirming, and future-building strategies that recognize Black motherhood as a site of power, agency, transformation"

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
July 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Instead of the usual deficit lens, can we reframe Black health narratives by embracing Black Joy within a Vitality Framework?

Read this brilliant essay by Drs Ijeoma Opara and Yasmine Elmi!

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
July 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Meaningful engagement with patients, relatives, carers, and community members about health policy, research, and services that affect them is an ethical imperative.

Read the new BMJ collection with @who.int on the power of lived experience as expertise
www.bmj.com/collections/...
July 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Cancer remains a major challenge of global health equity.

In @lancetgh.bsky.social, authors provide multilevel recommendations to enhance global cancer care for sexual and gender minority populations: tinyurl.com/33j3wzst
Enhancing global cancer care for sexual and gender minority populations: regional perspectives and global implications
Little is known about cancer disparities faced by diverse sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations globally, with unique barriers in many low-income and middle-income countries. This Viewpoint exa...
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June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM