The cancer that is public health
6 min read by Dr David Bell | When an organ within the body of society becomes as corrupted as self-perpetuating public health has, and proves
David is a clinical and public health physician with a PhD in population health and background in internal medicine, modelling and epidemiology of infectious disease. Previously, he was Director of the Global Health Technologies at Intellectual Ventures Global Good Fund in the USA, Programme Head for Malaria and Acute Febrile Disease at FIND in Geneva, and coordinating malaria diagnostics strategy with the World Health Organization.
6 min read by Dr David Bell | When an organ within the body of society becomes as corrupted as self-perpetuating public health has, and proves
7 min read by Dr David Bell | Past authoritarian approaches relied heavily on revising history to lend credence to their claims. In this article, David
6 min read by Dr David Bell | Public health concerns the public, and the improvement of their health. Yet recently this area of specialisation has
7 min read The subversion of health for profit runs contrary to the entire ethos of thepost-World War Two anti-fascist, anti-colonialist movement. When people across politics
6 min read by Dr David Bell | The new public health response that was trialed during this outbreak is far more attractive to investors creating
7 min read by Dr David Bell | Something is fundamentally wrong with the mindset of global health professionals, particularly those in positions of leadership. It
< 1 min read With decades of experience as a global public health specialist, Dr. David Bell brings his insights into a conversation with Leon Fontaine
5 min read Dr David Bell | Public health relies on trust which is maintained by telling the truth, giving accurate information and sound advice. Advertising
6 min read Honesty in medical publishing, meaning publication on the basis of transparent rigorous review and impartiality, is of particular importance to medicine and public
4 min read by David Bell | The societal changes of the past two years have been defined by, and led by, ‘public health.’ So it