Ira Memaj, MPH
Ira Memaj is a public health educator.
Policy
Although feminist movements include the fight for reproductive rights, they tend to forget to center on justice. Historically, the protection of women's reproductive rights has not been a priority for governments; however, the drive and the act of attacking and…
Although feminist movements include the fight for reproductive rights, they tend to forget to center on justice. Historically, the protection of women’s reproductive rights has not been a priority for governments; however, the drive and the act of attacking and dismantling a women’s bodily autonomy and dignity has been and continues to be. In the U.S., the Second Great Awakening, a period in the late 1800s that …
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Shift from fighting for reproductive rights to fighting for reproductive justice
Policy
The world is ill-prepared to respond to threatening public health emergencies. What is most disturbing is how our global leaders continue to lack health equity's moral and scientific premises. At the beginning of 2020, the novel coronavirus rampaged across the…
The world is ill-prepared to respond to threatening public health emergencies. What is most disturbing is how our global leaders continue to lack health equity’s moral and scientific premises. At the beginning of 2020, the novel coronavirus rampaged across the globe, with many officials referring to it as the great equalizer. However, referring to the virus as the great equalizer ignored the history that diseases have always made a preferential …
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The local and global concerns of COVID-19
Policy
The 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths reflect our nation’s failure to reduce and prevent public health crises. As COVID-19 rampaged across the globe, several research teams raced to develop a vaccine, a technology that humanity has relied on for decades to…
The 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths reflect our nation’s failure to reduce and prevent public health crises. As COVID-19 rampaged across the globe, several research teams raced to develop a vaccine, a technology that humanity has relied on for decades to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases. At the time of this writing, 15.8% of the total U.S. population are fully vaccinated—that includes the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & …
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High COVID-19 vaccination rates do not equate to equity in communities of color
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