Reimagining Global Health: Accelerating Change for a Sustainable Future

Melissa Salm; Ala Alwan; Maureen Lichtveld; Patricia J. García; Peter H. Kilmarx; Nelson K. Sewankambo; Rebecca Martin; Tahmeed Ahmed; Judith N. Wasserheit

doi:10.5334/aogh.4616

Reimagining Global Health: Accelerating Change for a Sustainable Future

Volume 91 (2025): Issue 1

By: Melissa Salm, Ala Alwan, Maureen Lichtveld, Patricia J. García, Peter H. Kilmarx, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Rebecca Martin, Tahmeed Ahmed and Judith N. Wasserheit

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4616 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996

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Language: English

Submitted on: Nov 11, 2024

Accepted on: Dec 31, 2024

Published on: Jan 25, 2025

Published by: Ubiquity Press

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Keywords:

Reimagining global health,

equity,

© 2025 Melissa Salm, Ala Alwan, Maureen Lichtveld, Patricia J. García, Peter H. Kilmarx, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Rebecca Martin, Tahmeed Ahmed, Judith N. Wasserheit, published by Ubiquity Press
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