Winning the narrative war in global public health

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s Global Checkup in your inbox a day early.Hello from Nairobi.This week we start with an incisive essay on how global public health might win back the narrative war around vaccines, trust, and misinformation. After that, well… let me just say that I really do try to take the “global” in global health seriously. I know that the United States is not the center of the world. But several of the most important stories I’m tracking follow the health consequences of Trump administration policies playing out across Africa, the Caribbean, and Iran. So, buckle up for a red, white, and blue edition.My name is William Herkewitz, and I’m a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the Global Health Checkup, where I highlight some of the week’s most important stories on outbreaks, medicine, science, and survival from around the world.With that, as we say in Swahili: karibu katika habari — welcome to the news.Global public health can win the n