LETTER FROM THE EDITORS FALL 2019 & SPRING 2020 | VOLUME 7
Dear Readers, Publishing this issue has been a process. More than just unforeseen delays, a global health pandemic by the name of COVID-19 uprooted the way so many of us function in our day-to-day lives. Despite all this, we as the 2019-2020 Editors-in-Chief are excited to finally release the Yale Global Health Review’s fall issue. We hope that our publication continues to serve as an initiative for global health discussions, both within and beyond the Yale community. In this issue, you will find articles covering topics from Ebola to eastern equine encephalitis, from AIDS to tuberculosis. More than just diseases, though, this issue also covers the global health implications of mental health, as well as the power of human touch. Even the current state of the global health field is examined through articles tackling emergency contraceptive access, medical ethics, and black infant and maternal mortality rates. These are the issues relevant and pressing in today’s society, and we strive to examine them with a critical eye. This magazine could not have been assembled without the hard work and dedication of our entire team, from the writers and editors to the production and design members. We are sincerely grateful for all of the time they put into conducting proper research, polishing articles, and pulling together design elements to effectively communicate global health information. These conversations also could not have been started without you, the readers, whom we also thank for taking the time to read our works and to ponder the issues at hand. We hope that through our publication, we can better attend to the future together. For more information on global health, please visit our website at yaleglobalhealthreview.com. Better yet, to get involved, send us an email at yaleglobalhealthreview@gmail.com.
All the best, Debbie Dada, Tomeka Frieson, and Antalique Tran OUR TEAM Editors-in-Chief Debbie Dada Tomeka Frieson Antalique Tran Editors Jenesis Duran Jane Fan Tomeka Frieson Sydney Hirsch Lucy Harvey Kamila Janmohamed Erica Lin
Staff Writers Shaan Bhandarkar Vanessa Blas Debbie Dada Kelly Farley Ben Grobman Francesca Maviglia Alejandra Moncayo Julia Spinnenweber Ryan Sutherland Nina Uzoigwe
ABOUT US Production & Design Vanessa Blas Debbie Dada Erica Lin Antalique Tran Katarina Wang
COVER ART From the cover artist, Sophia Zhao: In this cover illustration, I recognize the HIV/AIDS pandemic as a life-changing and life-threatening disease by depicting the characteristic HIV/AIDS solidarity ribbon as a permanent shadow dragging down the pictorial person’s feet. A representation of the virus is suspended in the background and—midst the cold bluegreen tones—resembles biota spreading into the ocean depths, evoking an image of “drowning” in the ever growing HIV/AIDS pandemic. YALE GLOBAL HEALTH REVIEW
The Yale Global Health Review is the premiere undergraduate-run publication at Yale University covering topics in health. We feature original research, thoughtful commentary, and balanced reporting with a global health focus. Our goal is to bridge scholarship and practice, connect students and faculty, and bring together voices from across a spectrum of disciplines and sectors. The YGHR is a hub for discussion and engagement on all issues relevant to global health—in print and online, at Yale and beyond. SPONSORS We would like to thank the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute, Yale Global Mental Health Program, Yale China, the Yale School of Public Health Admissions Department & the Yale Undergraduate Organizations Committee for their support.
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